A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 162 people and wounded another 54, officials say, in one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry.<\/p>\n
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A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 162 people and wounded another 54, officials say, in one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry.<\/p>\n
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 Department said on Facebook.<\/p>\n
“By 7:15 pm, 162 bodies were found, and 54 injured people were sent” to nearby hospitals, Myanmar’s fire service department said on its official Facebook page.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The jade miners were smothered by a wave of mud,” the statement said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Photos posted on the Facebook page showed a search and rescue team wading through a valley apparently flooded by the mudslide.<\/p>\n
Northern Myanmar’s abundant natural resources – including jade, timber, gold and amber – have also helped finance both sides of a decades-long conflict between ethnic Kachin and the military.<\/p>\n
The fight to control the mines and the revenues they bring frequently traps local civilians in the middle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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