Landslide strikes Bandarban, several feared buried

Several people are feared to be buried by a landslide in Bandarban amid heavy rains.

Bandarban Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 23 July 2017, 09:09 AM
Updated : 23 July 2017, 09:10 AM

The incident was reported on Sunday in the hill tract district's Ruma Upazila.

Upazila administration chief or UNO Muhammad Shariful Haque said the local army camp launched a rescue operation after the landslide which blocked the Bandarban-Ruma Road.

Around 11am, a landslide struck the road in the Daniapara area forcing a bus to stop on the road.

"Passengers of the bus then started walking to cross the area. Four or five of them managed to cross, but suddenly a second landslide struck, burying at least six people," said Haque.

He said there were 12 passengers on the bus and that a team from the local army camp has managed to rescue three people alive and that the rescue efforts were ongoing.