At least 162 people are confirmed dead and several more missing after a heap of mining waste swept through a jade mine in northern Myanmar, burying many workers under mud and water. Workers had been …
At least 126 killed as Myanmar jade mine collapse buries workers
A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 126 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, after a heap of mining waste collapsed into a lake and buried many …
Jade Mine Collapse in Myanmar Kills Over 100
Dozens of miners were missing after a huge pile of muddy waste collapsed into an open pit in northern Myanmar, triggering a huge wave, an official said.
In Myanmar, Landslide at Jade Mine Kills More Than 160 People
Heavy rains trigger a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, the deadliest accident that the largely unregulated industry has seen in years.
‘Buried alive’: At least 123 people killed in landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar
The jade miners were smothered by a wave of mud.” Local activists have complained that the profitability of jade mining led businesses to neglect enforcing already very weak regulations in the …
More than 100 killed by landslide at rainy Myanmar jade mine
A large landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar Thursday killed at least 113 people and left the fate of dozens more unknown, authorities said.
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 113 people
At least 113 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, the government and rescue workers said, the latest in a series of deadly accidents at the sites in recent …
Landslide kills more than 100 in “dystopian wasteland” of Myanmar’s jade mines
Advocacy group says powerful mine owners have created a “dystopian wasteland in which scores of people at a time are buried alive.” …
Jade mine landslide kills at least 100 in Myanmar, with more people still missing
At least 116 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, according to officials.
Dozens killed by landslide at Myanmar jade mine
The site in Hpakant is in Kachin state, the center of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mining industry.