At least eight people, including seven students and one teacher, were killed after a landslide hit a girls' Islamic school inside a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday (8 July).

The landslide happened after several days of heavy monsoon rain that has caused floods and landslides across the area.

According to Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, rescue teams pulled 13 people from the mud after the school building was buried. Eight of them died, while five children were rescued and taken to hospital for treatment.

"The victims include children between seven and twelve years old," local official Panna Akhter told media.

The school, built with bamboo and other light materials, collapsed when a nearby hillside gave way after days of continuous rain. Local people and rescue workers dug through the mud by hand to search for survivors.

Officials have not confirmed how many people were inside the school when the landslide occurred.

The accident is the latest in a series of rain-related disasters in the Rohingya camps. Since Sunday, several landslides have killed other refugees, including children.

About 1.5 million Rohingya refugees live in camps in Cox's Bazar after fleeing violence in Myanmar in 2017. Many families live in small shelters built on steep hills, making them especially vulnerable during the monsoon season.

Weather officials have warned that more heavy rain is expected in the coming days. Authorities are asking families living in high-risk areas to move to safer places as the danger of more landslides and flooding remains high.

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