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5 Rohingya refugees killed as landslide buries madrasah at Ukhiya camp

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At least five Rohingya people were killed and several others feared trapped after a massive landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, buried a madrasah being used as a temporary storm shelter at a refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar this afternoon (8 July).

The incident occurred at Rohingya Camp-5 in Ukhiya around 2:30pm, according to Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammed Mizanur Rahman.

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