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| Mudslides kill many in Bangladesh | Mudslides kill many in Bangladesh |
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| At least 79 people have been killed in mudslides following heavy rain in the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh, officials say. | At least 79 people have been killed in mudslides following heavy rain in the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh, officials say. |
| Many others are missing after a hill partially collapsed onto a shanty town. | Many others are missing after a hill partially collapsed onto a shanty town. |
| Scores of injured have been taken to hospital and many bodies are still trapped under rubble, police say. | Scores of injured have been taken to hospital and many bodies are still trapped under rubble, police say. |
| Heavy monsoon rains have paralysed much of Bangladesh since Sunday morning and weather officials say they expect showers to continue for several days. | Heavy monsoon rains have paralysed much of Bangladesh since Sunday morning and weather officials say they expect showers to continue for several days. |
| 'So much water' | 'So much water' |
| Meteorologists say more than 20cm of rain fell in just a few hours in Chittagong, 220km (135 miles) south-east of the capital, Dhaka. | Meteorologists say more than 20cm of rain fell in just a few hours in Chittagong, 220km (135 miles) south-east of the capital, Dhaka. |
| Home after home has been buried in tonnes of mud Chittagong fire chief Rashedul Islam In pictures: Bangladesh floods | Home after home has been buried in tonnes of mud Chittagong fire chief Rashedul Islam In pictures: Bangladesh floods |
| Rescuers spent Monday frantically digging through rubble looking for survivors after the mudslides, but the body count continued to climb. | Rescuers spent Monday frantically digging through rubble looking for survivors after the mudslides, but the body count continued to climb. |
| By late evening local time, Chittagong divisional commissioner Mokhlesur Rahman said the number of dead had risen to 79. | By late evening local time, Chittagong divisional commissioner Mokhlesur Rahman said the number of dead had risen to 79. |
| Rescue work was continuing through the night, he said, and the death toll was expected to rise. | Rescue work was continuing through the night, he said, and the death toll was expected to rise. |
| Mr Rahman said the worst affected area was that of Hathazari, where teams were searching for the occupants of three houses still buried under four metres of mud. | Mr Rahman said the worst affected area was that of Hathazari, where teams were searching for the occupants of three houses still buried under four metres of mud. |
| Army soldiers and fire-fighters have been called out to help with the rescue operations. | Army soldiers and fire-fighters have been called out to help with the rescue operations. |
| Shops and schools in the affected areas are closed and officials say some people are stranded in waist-deep water. | Shops and schools in the affected areas are closed and officials say some people are stranded in waist-deep water. |
| "These are the worst ever rain-triggered landslides in Chittagong," said fire brigade chief Rashedul Islam, the AFP news agency reports. | "These are the worst ever rain-triggered landslides in Chittagong," said fire brigade chief Rashedul Islam, the AFP news agency reports. |
| "Home after home has been buried in tonnes of mud and we still haven't reached all the affected areas yet." | "Home after home has been buried in tonnes of mud and we still haven't reached all the affected areas yet." |
| He said it might take until Tuesday for rescuers to recover the bodies of all the dead. | He said it might take until Tuesday for rescuers to recover the bodies of all the dead. |
| Many Dhaka residents said the weather was among the worst they could remember. | Many Dhaka residents said the weather was among the worst they could remember. |
| "I have never seen so much water in my life," one 75-year-old man, Mofizur Rahman, told the Associated Press news agency. | "I have never seen so much water in my life," one 75-year-old man, Mofizur Rahman, told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Many parts of Chittagong are cut off by the flooding and telephone links with the rest of Bangladesh have been affected. | Many parts of Chittagong are cut off by the flooding and telephone links with the rest of Bangladesh have been affected. |
| "One-third of the city is now under three to four feet [about one metre] of water, affecting more than 1.5 million people," said Chittagong's mayor, Manjurul Alam, AFP reports. | "One-third of the city is now under three to four feet [about one metre] of water, affecting more than 1.5 million people," said Chittagong's mayor, Manjurul Alam, AFP reports. |
Are | Correspondents say environmental experts have been warning for some time that the risk of landslides had increased because of illegal clearing of hillsides for housing. |