5 of a family including 2 children died in Chittagong landslide

Five members of a family including two children were died and another went missing in a landslide in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong early today.

Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

The landslide occurred at Jangle Salimpur, a remote hilly area, anytime after midnight due to incessant rain, said Razaur Rahaman, additional superintendent of police (Sitakunda circle).

Five members of a family a mother, her 10-year-old son, two daughters and her sister-in-law were killed as a portion of a hill fell on their house, said the police official.

He, however, could not provide further details.

Source: thedailystar