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Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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2007 Chittagong mudslides
2007 natural disaster in Chittagong, Bangladesh
The 2007 Chittagong mudslides occurred in the port city of Chittagong in south-eastern Bangladesh. On 11 June 2007, heavy monsoon rainfall caused mudslides that engulfed slums around the hilly areas of the city. Experts had previously warned the increasing likelihood of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation
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Location where earth is removed to make way for a road, railway, or canal
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Chittagong
Second-largest city in Bangladesh
Chittagong, officially Chattogram, is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous division…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)