Bangladesh landslide kills 14, several missing

Dhaka, June 11: At least 14 people were killed and several missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried hillside homes in Bangladesh's Chittagong port city today, police and witnesses said.

Some bodies were still trapped under tonnes of rubble and police and volunteers were struggling to retrieve them. Police said several people were injured and taken to hospitals.

The rains flooded most of the city's roads, leaving residents stranded in up to waist-high water in some areas.

Weather officials said heavy rains at the onset of the annual monsoon season have paralysed much of Bangladesh since yesterday morning, and raised fears of flash floods in low-lying areas.

They expect showers to continue for several days more.

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