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AsiaPac · 28 mins ago
Rohingya camp landslide kills at least eight children, multiple injured
Rescue operations in RohingyaHeavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide at a madrassa in a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing eight children and injuring five others, officials said.The landslide buried the madrassa under mud and debris after days of heavy rain. Rescuers recovered 13 children from the site, eight of whom died, while the rest were admitted to hospitals in the camps for treatment.The deaths came after separate rain-triggered landslides earlier this week killed eight Rohingya refugees, including women and children, in the camps.More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees live in overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar, the world's largest refugee settlement, after fleeing a 2017 military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar.Most families live in makeshift
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