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Myanmar rescuers recover 22 bodies after a deadly landslide

Reuters Rescue teams in northern Myanmar have found 22 bodies following a huge landslide at the weekend near a jade mine, a rescue worker and a local journalist said on Tuesday. There were 42 people declared missing, many of them scavengers searching for small pieces of jade, according to Tar Lin Maung, a local journalist.  […]

At least 36 feared dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Rescue workers look for people after landslide at Myanmar Jade mine, in Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar, on 14th August, 2023,

Updated: 8:15am, 15th August, 2023 (AEST) Reuters At least 36 people were feared dead at a jade mine in northern Myanmar after being swept into a lake by a huge landslide, a rescue worker and local journalist said on Monday.  The accident happened Sunday in the remote town of Hpakant, the centre of Myanmar’s secretive […]