Landslide in Khagrachhari snaps road communication

The road communication between Khagrachhari, Dhaka, and Chattogram has been halted due to landslide triggered by incessant rain.

The landslide took place in Sapahar area of Alutila around 5:00 am on Tuesday (July 2).

Sources said, the movement of traffic was stopped due to landslides in Sapahara area in the early morning. Traffic has not normalized till the writing of this report.

Apart from this, road communication with Longdu in Rangamati has been snapped in the headquarters area of Dighinala-Longdu road. Besides, 25 villages under Merung and Kabakhali union were flooded due to non-stop heavy rain.

Baghaihat on Khagrachari Sajek Road has been blocked for traffic along Sajek. The closure of the communication between Khagrachari and Sajek resulted in tourists being stranded in Sajek.

Earlier, meteorologist Dr Abul Kalam Mallik said that there will be heavy rain for a few days. As a result, there is a risk of landslides in the hilly areas of Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Rangamati, Bandarban, Cox's Bazar.