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Deadly landslide in pictures

Continuous rain in the hilly district of Rangamati on June 13. 2017 claimed 35 lives in Sadar, Kawkhali, Kaptai and Bilaichhari upazilas of Rangamati. Most of the deceased were women and children. Photo: STAR/Anvil Chakma

So far 133 people have been killed in landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban districts followed by incessant rain caused by the depression that formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. 

The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) authorities on June 13, 2017 took prompt measures and called upon the residents of areas in Rangunia upazila to move away to safer places, following the landslide that killed dozens. Photo: STAR/Prabir Das

READ MORE: Landslide trigggered by rain kills 69 in hilly areas

Rescue workers were searching for the bodies of four missing persons.Seven people were killed in the rain-induced landslide in Bandarban on June 13, 2017.Photo: STAR
Amid the ceaseless rain and unfavorable weather conditions in Bandarban district on June 13, 2017, rescue operations were still underway to find the missing persons. Photo: STAR

READ HERE: Four army men among dead in landslide: ISPR

Major Mahfuz [left] and Captain Tanvir [right] were involved in the rescue operation on Rangamati-Manikchhari road when the accident happened. Photo: courtesy
Rescue operation under way amid the continuous downpour and unfavorable circumstances in Rangmati on June 13, 2017. Photo: STAR
A mother mourned the death of her three children. The deceased Setu Barua, 10, Hridoy Barua, 7, and Lata Barua, 2, were killed in the landslide in Banderban on June 13, 2017. Photo: STAR

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Deadly landslide in pictures

Continuous rain in the hilly district of Rangamati on June 13. 2017 claimed 35 lives in Sadar, Kawkhali, Kaptai and Bilaichhari upazilas of Rangamati. Most of the deceased were women and children. Photo: STAR/Anvil Chakma

So far 133 people have been killed in landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban districts followed by incessant rain caused by the depression that formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. 

The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) authorities on June 13, 2017 took prompt measures and called upon the residents of areas in Rangunia upazila to move away to safer places, following the landslide that killed dozens. Photo: STAR/Prabir Das

READ MORE: Landslide trigggered by rain kills 69 in hilly areas

Rescue workers were searching for the bodies of four missing persons.Seven people were killed in the rain-induced landslide in Bandarban on June 13, 2017.Photo: STAR
Amid the ceaseless rain and unfavorable weather conditions in Bandarban district on June 13, 2017, rescue operations were still underway to find the missing persons. Photo: STAR

READ HERE: Four army men among dead in landslide: ISPR

Major Mahfuz [left] and Captain Tanvir [right] were involved in the rescue operation on Rangamati-Manikchhari road when the accident happened. Photo: courtesy
Rescue operation under way amid the continuous downpour and unfavorable circumstances in Rangmati on June 13, 2017. Photo: STAR
A mother mourned the death of her three children. The deceased Setu Barua, 10, Hridoy Barua, 7, and Lata Barua, 2, were killed in the landslide in Banderban on June 13, 2017. Photo: STAR

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