DHAKA, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Nine people were killed in southeast Bangladesh early Thursday after days of heavy rain caused two massive landslides, an official said. Administrative officer for Teknaf subdistrict Altaf Hossen told AFP two men, two women and five children were sleeping in their flimsy homes at the bottom of a hill when the landslides hit. "Nine people died in two separate landslides in the Teknaf subdistrict, which is in Cox's Bazar district. Four people died as a result of one landslide and five as a result of the other," he said. "The landslides happened while those who died were sleeping. We've recovered all the dead bodies and there are no reports of missing people." Two others with minor injuries were being treated in a nearby hospital, he added.
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