Myanmar: Two Dead, 30 Missing After Rockslide at Myanmar Jade Mine

Jan 7, 2015 | Aung Hla Tun, Reuters
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At least two people were killed and around 30 were missing on Wednesday after a mountain of rubble collapsed at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, a parliamentarian from the area said. A worker from a mining company, speaking on condition of anonymity due the sensitivity of the issue, said the death toll could reach 50 once all bodies have been retrieved from the remains of a massive pile of rock dumped by mining companies.

The local lawmaker, Kyaw Soe Lay, said rescue workers were clearing piles of rubble in the open pit mine in Hpakant, a town in Kachin state about 110 km (68 miles) from the regional capital Myitkyina.