Two children swept away by torrential rain in Cox's Bazar

Two children were swept away by a torrential rain in Chakaria and Pekua, Cox's Bazar. The incident took place on Saturday.

These two children are Sujit Das (12) of Jaldaspara in Koiyarbil Union of Chakaria Upazila and Mushfiqur Rahim, a 19-month-old child from Bolirpara area of Sadar Union of Pekua Upazila.

Sujit is the son of Tufan Das of Jaldaspara, Chakaria. He has been missing since he was swept away. And Mushfiqur is the son of expatriate Nasir Uddin. His body has been recovered.

With this, the death toll from floods, landslides and landslides has reached 46.

According to some locals of Jaldaspara in Chakaria, a rural road has cut through their neighborhood. On one side of the road is a fish pond, on the other side is a locality. Flood water from the locality flows over the road, through the fish pond, and into the Matamuhuri River. Sujit and three others were returning home on the road. Sujit was suddenly swept away by the current and fell into the fish pond. He has been missing since then.

Fire service personnel reached the spot after receiving the information, said Chakaria Civil Defense and Fire Service official Selim Uddin. He told Prothom Alo that they could not carry out the rescue operation due to the high current and the absence of a diving team. The Chittagong diving team has been informed.

Meanwhile, residents of Pekuar's Balirpara area said that Mushfiqur's body, which was swept away by the current, was found by his uncle at around 9:30 pm yesterday. The mother was working outside, leaving her son in the house. The water in their house was knee-deep and waist-deep in the yard. The mother did not realize when the child fell into the water flowing down from the locality. On the way back from the shop, the child's uncle Ledu Mia saw his nephew's body floating. When he was taken to the hospital, the doctor on duty declared the child dead.

Pekua Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Rafiqul Islam confirmed the news of the child's death