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At least six people died in landslides triggered by heavy rain in the south-eastern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar, officials said on Friday. Three members of a Rohingya family died after their home was buried in a landslide in a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, district administration chief Mohammad Salahuddin said. Salahuddin said rescuers found three other bodies, including two children, after their home was buried in the Jhelongjha area. South-eastern Bangladesh has been roiled by heavy rain, with 378 millimeters falling in Cox’s Bazar in the past day. Vast areas are submerged…

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