Dhaka, June 1 -- Four members of a family, including two teenagers, have been killed in a landslide in Sylhet's Golapganj after persistent rain in the area.

The incident occurred in the Bakhtiarghat area around 2am on Saturday, according to Faisal Mahmud Fuad, the Upazila executive officer (UNO).

The four bodies were recovered around 8:30am.

The dead have been identified as Riaz Uddin, 50, his wife Rahima Begum, and their children Samia Khatun, 15, and Abbas Uddin, 13.

Locals say that Riaz's house was at the bottom of a him. The hill collapsed onto the house, trapping the four of them. Locals heard screams and rushed to help them, but could not make it in time. The bodies were later recovered by the local administration.

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