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Landslides Kill 43 in Bangladesh

by VOA News

   Heavy rains have triggered landslides in Bangladesh that killed at
   least 43 people.

   Officials warned Tuesday the death toll could rise as rescuers reach
   more areas of the hilly districts in the southeastern part of the
   country.

   The mud buried homes after the rains started Monday. The Rangamati
   district near the border with India was the hardest hit.

   Last month, a cyclone killed seven people and damaged tens of thousands
   of homes in southeastern Bangladesh.