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Myanmar: At least 50 die in jade mine landslide
Aljazeera   02 July 2020   Myanmar   Kachin  
The incident took place in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state [Handout/Myanmar Fire Services Department]
<p>At least 50 people have died after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to officials.<br />The incident took place early on Thursday in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state after a bout of heavy rainfall, the Myanmar Fire Services ...
Experts warn of more landslides in Mount Popa area
Myanmar Times   25 October 2017   Myanmar   Mount Popa  
The damaged village near Mount Popa after a landslide. Experts warn of more danger in the vicinity. Nay Aung/The Myanmar Times
<p>Mount Popa is not likely to erupt, but a tragedy can still occur if the problems that led to a landslide last week are not addressed, experts who conducted investigation in the area warned on Tuesday. <br />Dr Soe Moe Kyaw Win with the Myanmar Geosciences ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves At Least 12 People Dead
Rescue teams search for the bodies of miners killed in a landslide in a jade mining area in Hpakant, in Myanmar's Kachin state, Nov. 24, 2015.
<p>At least 12 people have died in a landslide Tuesday in northern Myanmar&rsquo;s jade mining region. The tragedy hit Kachin state&rsquo;s Hpakant town just five months after a similar incident there left dozens of people missing.</p>
Filed under: Mining News
14 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar landslide
aa.com   06 May 2016   Myanmar   Hpakant Township  
Jade mine
<p>At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and dozens are feared missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar&rsquo;s restive Kachin State.</p> <p>A local police officer told Anadolu Agency on Friday that the accident occurred when a 300 foot cliff ...
Dozens Feared Dead In Second Landslide In Myanmar's Jade Mining Region
The Huffington Post   26 December 2015   Myanmar   Hpakant  
STR/AFP/Getty Images Dozens were feared dead after the new landslide in the jade-mining region of Hpakant.
<p>YANGON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were feared dead in Myanmar after a landslide hit a jade mining region, workers at a local mining firm said, the second such incident in just over a month.<br />The landslide took place on Friday in Hpakant in ...
At least 90 dead in huge jade mine landslide in Myanmar, officials say
abc.net.au   22 November 2015   Myanmar   Hpakant  
Miners dig for raw jade stones
<p>At least 90 people have been killed in a huge landslide while searching for precious jade in a remote mining area of northern Myanmar, officials say. "We found 79 dead bodies on November 21 (and) 11 today so the total so far is 90," said Nilar Myint, an ...