Dhaka, July 28 -- Five children belonging to the same family have died in their sleep after landslides caused by heavy rainfall swept away their home in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Upazila.

Several others were also injured in the incident that took place in Pankhali Villager Para of Hnila Union on Wednesday morning, said Rashed Mohammad Ali, chairman of Hnila Union Parishad, reports bdnews24.com.

Ali said the dead were all members of Syed Alam's family but could not name them.

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