Five people, including a children, were killed and three others injured in a landslide, caused by incessant rainfall for the last nine days at Hospital Para in Lama upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 30, Rojina Begum, 30, Sagar, 14, Arafat Hossain, 14 and Saddam Hossain, 5. Abu Jafar, acting deputy commissioner of the district, said the incident occurred around 3 am as a heavy chunk of mud collapsed from a hill on three houses at its foot, leaving five people killed on the spot and three others injured. On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and recovered four bodies. Besides, Bangladesh Army and Ansar members also joined the rescue operation. However, the body of Arafat was retrieved from the soil around 11am. Local people said one more victim went missing during the incident. The injured were rushed to Lama Upazila Health Complex.–Bandarban, Aug 1 (UNB)
