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Date: 07-Jul-08
Country: BANGLADESH

At least four people were also killed by a landslide in Teknaf in Cox's Bazar district, 450 km (270 miles) from the capital Dhaka.

Heavy monsoon rains in southern, southeastern and northeastern Bangladesh have triggered landslides and flash floods, killing at least 20 people over the past four days.

(Reporting by Mohammad Nurul Islam and Aroop Talukdar in Barisal; Writing by Nizam Ahmed)

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