Many were swept into a lake below by the landslide of mining waste, prompting a desperate search by volunteers and workers in hard hats aboard rubber boats. Two more bodies were found on Thursday …
2 dead, scores missing after Myanmar jade mine disaster
At least two people have died and dozens remain missing after a deadly Myanmar jade mine landslide, with rescuers warning Thursday they did not expect to find any survivors.
A village in India’s northeast mourns after deadly attacks
It was 2004 when a bear mauled Nenwang Konyak in the forest in Mon district, high up in the hills along India’s border with Myanmar. The men in his village, Oting, rescued him and carried him home.
COVID cases drop in South Africa, Israel administers fourth vaccine doses, Myanmar landslide leaves dozens missing
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases drop, suggesting the Omicron surge could be over; England cuts its quarantine period, Israel begins administering fourth vaccine doses, and dozens are missing after a …
COVID cases drop in South Africa, Israel administers fourth vaccine doses, Myanmar landslide leaves dozens missing
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases drop, suggesting the Omicron surge could be over; England cuts its quarantine period, Israel begins administering fourth vaccine doses, and dozens are missing after a …
Fading light halts search for dozens missing after Myanmar landslide
Fading light forced Myanmar rescuers to call off a search for dozens of people feared missing after a landslide near a jade mine that killed at least one …
Fading light halts search for dozens missing after Myanmar landslide
Fading light forced Myanmar rescuers to call off a search for dozens of people feared missing after a landslide near a jade mine that killed at least one …
One dead, at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
YANGON: A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar on Wednesday (Dec 22) killed at least one person, injured 25 and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team told AFP. Scores die each year …
Myanmar fighting forces 4,200 people to flee into Thailand
Fighting between Myanmar government forces and ethnic guerrillas has sent about 4,200 villagers fleeing across the border into Thailand over the past week, a Thai army officer said Wednesday. A …
Myanmar fighting forces 4,200 people to flee into Thailand
Fighting between Myanmar government forces and ethnic guerrillas has sent about 4,200 villagers fleeing across the border into Thailand over the past week, a Thai army officer said Wednesday. A …