Landslide kills eight at Rohingya school in Bangladesh camp
Seven children and a teacher died when a landslide struck a girls’ school in Cox’s Bazar, Al Jazeera reported.
By James Whitfield · Staff Writer
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A landslide hit a girls’ school in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, killing eight people, Al Jazeera reported. The deaths matter because more rain is forecast in Cox’s Bazar, where overcrowded camps remain exposed to further landslides and flooding.
Al Jazeera said at least seven children and one teacher were killed in the slide. The school was inside a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, the coastal district that houses Rohingya refugees.
An Associated Press photo caption from the scene said rescuers worked Wednesday at the site of the landslide in the Rohingya camp. Al Jazeera published its report on July 9.
The weather office has forecast additional rain, according to Al Jazeera. The report said the crowded camps in Cox’s Bazar are at high risk of more landslides and flooding.
No further details were reported on the identities of those killed, the number of people injured, or the specific camp where the school was located.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.