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Eight Rohingya Killed as Rain Triggers Cox’s Bazar Landslides

7/6/2026

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Rohingya Refugees Killed

Police say eight Rohingya refugees, including five children, died in landslides at Cox’s Bazar camps on Monday.
Tumpa Das warned that continued rain could trigger more landslides after 100 mm of rain fell in 24 hours.
Commissioner Mohammed Mizanur Rahman reported that 20,000 people have been moved from high-risk zones.
Humanitarian groups note that 1.2 million Rohingya live in bamboo-and-plastic shelters on deforested hillsides which increase landslide risk.

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Rohingya Volunteers Rescue

Rohingya volunteers led by Majhi Enayet Ullah assisted fire service and police in night rescues.
Officer Dollar Tripura broadcast loudspeaker alerts urging residents to leave high-risk hillsides.
Upazila Executive Officer Panna Akhter ordered immediate relocation of families from vulnerable zones.
Assistant Meteorologist Md Abdul Hannan said a Bay of Bengal low-pressure system drives heavy rain.
Neighbors rescued Ali Akbar after a landslide hit his home in Cox’s Bazar’s Chhattar Ghona.

History

Historical Context

The deadliest storm in Bangladesh’s history, the 1970 Bhola cyclone, killed about 300,000 people and exposed the West Pakistani government’s weak relief, fueling the Awami League’s rise and the 1971 liberation war. In response, Bangladesh created the Cyclone Preparedness Programme and built over 200 shelters, a system now guiding evacuations in today’s Cox’s Bazar landslides.

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Rohingya Refugees Killed

Police say eight Rohingya refugees, including five children, died in landslides at Cox’s Bazar camps on Monday.
Tumpa Das warned that continued rain could trigger more landslides after 100 mm of rain fell in 24 hours.
Commissioner Mohammed Mizanur Rahman reported that 20,000 people have been moved from high-risk zones.
Humanitarian groups note that 1.2 million Rohingya live in bamboo-and-plastic shelters on deforested hillsides which increase landslide risk.

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