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Eight children were killed and five others injured after heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide at a madrassa in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, southeastern Bangladesh. The incident occurred in the past week after days of continuous rainfall caused mud and debris to engulf the religious school. Rescue teams recovered 13 children from the site, with eight succumbing to their injuries and the remaining five receiving treatment at hospitals within the refugee camps. The tragedy follows separate rain-induced landslides earlier in the week that claimed eight more lives in the camps. Authorities have continued relocating families from high-risk areas as forecasts indicate further rainfall, raising concerns over additional landslides and flash floods.
Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide at a madrassa in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, southeastern Bangladesh, killing eight children and injuring five others. The incident occurred in the past week after several days of intense rainfall destabilised slopes surrounding the world's largest refugee settlement.
According to officials, the landslide buried the madrassa beneath mud and debris, trapping children inside the structure. Rescue personnel recovered 13 children from the site, of whom eight died, while the remaining five were admitted to hospitals within the refugee camps for medical treatment.
The latest fatalities came only days after separate rain-triggered landslides in the Rohingya camps claimed the lives of eight refugees, including women and children, highlighting the heightened risks posed by the annual monsoon season.
More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees live in densely populated camps in Cox's Bazar after fleeing a military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar in 2017. The settlement consists largely of makeshift shelters constructed from bamboo and tarpaulin on steep, deforested hillsides that are particularly susceptible to landslides during periods of heavy rainfall.
Bangladesh authorities have been relocating families living in areas identified as vulnerable to landslides as persistent monsoon rains continue to increase the risk of slope failures across the camps. Emergency response teams remain on alert to respond to further incidents.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast additional rainfall in the coming days, prompting officials to maintain heightened preparedness for potential landslides and flash floods across the region.
The recurring landslides underscore the challenges of safeguarding large refugee populations living in temporary settlements exposed to seasonal weather hazards. Authorities continue to monitor conditions across the camps while emergency services remain deployed to respond to any further rain-related emergencies.
Source - Reuters
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