A heavy monsoon‑driven landslide buried a girls’ school inside Bangladesh’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, killing seven students aged 7‑12 and a teacher, rescuers confirmed. The 9‑block Islamic study centre collapsed into a swamp of mud and debris, leaving half the school building submerged. Thirteen people were pulled from the mud; eight died, five were taken to hospitals for treatment.
Cox’s Bazar hosts over a million Rohingya refugees who fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar. The camp’s uneven, makeshift housing on steep slopes makes its residents especially vulnerable to such natural hazards. Since Sunday, the region has seen at least four tornado‑like debris flows and additional landslides, with authorities warning of more rainfall and further risks.
Local officials, including a district officer, said their rescue teams worked in deep mud for hours while volunteers stretched out limbs to pull trapped students from the banks. The incident underscores the precarious balance of humanitarian aid, climate change, and the fragile rights of stateless Rohingya communities.
