27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

Yangon : At least 27 people are feared dead following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, police said yesterday, as heavy rains hampered the search for survivors. The poorly-regulated and notoriously corrupt multibillion-dollar industry in remote Kachin state is frequ

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Published 26 July 2018, 8:00 · Updated 18:23

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27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

Yangon : At least 27 people are feared dead following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, police said yesterday, as heavy rains hampered the search for survivors.

The poorly-regulated and notoriously corrupt multibillion-dollar industry in remote Kachin state is frequently hit by fatal disasters, and the victims often come from poor ethnic communities.

The latest disaster hit remote Set Mu sub-township early Tuesday following heavy rains in the area, burying at least 27 people, mostly from the impoverished ethnic Rawang group, local police officer Aung Zin Kyaw said.

27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

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