Search for missing continues as death toll reaches 146 in Bangladesh landslides

The death toll has risen to 146, after two days of searching turned up more bodies following early Tuesday's massive landslides in southeastern Bangladesh hilly districts.


The landslides claimed over 100 lives alone in Rangamati district, some 391 km from capital Dhaka.

Apart from them, at least 29 bodies were recovered in Chittagong and seven in Bandarban, two in Cox's Bazar and one in Khagrachhari until Wednesday night.

Mohammad Manzarul Mannan, Rangamati district administration chief, told Xinhua Wednesday night that the bodies of 105 people had been recovered, many of them children.

He said 82 people were hurt and some people including a soldier still remained missing.

The Rangamati death toll included four members of Bangladesh Army including two of its officers.
  [Xinhua/globaltimes.cn]
15/6/17