At Least 50 Dead in Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine, Officials Say
A minimum of 50 folks died on Thursday after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar trapped staff beneath a mound of refuse, the rustic’s fire carrier division and a data ministry reliable mentioned.
The miners have been gathering stones within the jade-rich Hpakant house of Kachin state when a “muddy wave” led to via heavy rain buried them, the fire carrier mentioned in a Fb publish.
“Now in overall 50 lifeless our bodies,” the publish mentioned. “We’re nonetheless running at the rescue procedure.”
Fatal landslides and different injuries are commonplace within the poorly regulated mines of Hpakant.
