Landslides occurred in remote villages with poor roads in south of country
Conditions and bad access are making rescue work more difficult
Many of the dead are women and children
Landslides and floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 91 people in southern Bangladesh with scores more missing.
The landslides occurred mainly in remote villages with poor roads, making rescue work more difficult, according to government officials.
At least 37 died in Cox's Bazar, 33 in neighbouring Bandarban and another 21 in Chittagong, mostly in a series of landslides, the Disaster Management Ministry said.
It said soldiers are joining the search for the missing.
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Disaster: Bangladeshi rescuers search for survivors following landslides and floods on the outskirts of Chittagong. Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 91 people in the south of the country
Disaster: Bangladeshi rescuers search for survivors following landslides and floods on the outskirts of Chittagong. Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 91 people in the south of the country
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