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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

At least 8 Rohingya refugees killed as monsoon rains lash Bangladesh and India

Rescue workers and volunteers at the site of a landslide in Cox's Bazar on 8 July 2026 - (AFP/Getty)

At least eight Rohingya refugees living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar were killed by landslides as heavy monsoon rains battered Bangladesh and neighbouring India.

Rescuers recovered seven bodies and local residents found the other after several hills collapsed and buried makeshift houses between Sunday and Monday, Dollar Tripura, a fire service and civil defence official in Cox’s Bazar, said.

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