Rescue workers continue to clear debris on Wednesday after landslides killed upwards of 140 people in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday. 

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Scores of people were injured, and local reports say that the death toll could still rise. The landslide was sparked by heavy rains, and roads were still blocked on Wednesday, forcing soldiers and rescue workers to erect a portable bridge and use speedboats to reach the worst-hit district of Rangamati, the Washington Post reported. 

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"Two officers and two soldiers have died, and two others remain missing in the incident," military spokesman Rezaul Karim said. Five injured soldiers were flown to Dhaka's military hospital.

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