At least 50 dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine, say officials | Malay Mail

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YANGON, July 2 — At least 50 people died today after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar trapped workers under a mound of refuse, the country's fire service department and an information ministry official said. The miners were collecting stones in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin...

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Rescue workers seen at the site of a previous landslide on December 26, 2015 in the jade mining centre of Hpakant in Kachin State,.Myanmar — AFP pic YANGON, July 2 — At least 50 people died today after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar trapped workers under a mound of refuse, the country's fire service department and an information ministry official said.

The miners were collecting stones in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state when a “muddy wave” caused by heavy rain buried them, the fire service said in a Facebook post.Deadly landslides and other accidents are common in the poorly regulated mines of Hpakant. — Reuters

 

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