Two persons were killed in an incident of landslide in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar Sunday morning with rainfall and onrush of hill water playing havoc in the district for the second time. Earlier, thirteen people were killed in rain-triggered landslides at Teknaf, one in the Cox's Bazar town, one at Moheskhali and one at Ukhiya. The additional deputy commissioner, Arifur Rahman, confirmed the incident. Quoting witnesses, he said the landslide had occurred at Mangalapara village near the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive Road at 10.30 am when a heavy chunk of mud fell on the house of Golam Hossain. Local people recovered the bodies of Golam Hossian's mother Sahar Banu, 60, and daughter Jannat Ara Begum, 10, from under the wreckage. At least three lakh people have been marooned as the second spell of flood hit Ramu and Cox's Bazar sadar upazilas in the last two weeks. The Cox's Bazar-Teknaf and Ramu-Maricha-Teknaf road communications remained suspended as floodwater was flowing three to four feet above the roads. Local Met office recorded 179 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours till 3:00 am on Monday. Incessant downpour crippled normal life in the district. The upazila nirbahi officer of Ramu, Mohiuddin Al Farook, said several hundred shops and business centers including Fakira Bazar, a business hub, and Gorjaniha Bazar were submerged. 'The inundation caused an estimated loss of Tk 1.00 crore to the businessmen,' he informed. 'Some 20,000 houses went under four to five feet water at Rajarkhool, south Mithachhari, Fatekharkhool, Chakmarkhool, Konihapalong, Joharianala, Garjoniha, Kchapiha and Khawarkhoop under Ramu and PM Khali and Zilonjha under Cox's bazaar sadar upazila, he added. At least 65 educational institutes have been closed because of flooding. People are suffering for shortage of drinking water as most tube-wells have gone under water.