Chittagong Correspondent

Fourteen people including five children and three women were killed in a landslide at Motijahra Hossain Colony on the slope of Batali Hills in this port city early Monday morning.
Five of the landslide victims belong to a same family, locals claimed.
Heavy rainfall for the last few days caused the landslide, a natural phenomenon which occurs in the region from timer to time and takes away human lives.
Police quoting local residents said the tragedy took place at about 5:30 in the morning when large chunks of earth rolled down from the 10 to 12 meters high hilltop smashing huts and claiming human lives. [Read more]