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In this photo taken on May 24, 2016, rescuers gather next to a landslide in a jade mining area on the outskirts of Hpakant in the state of Kachin in northern Myanmar. A landslide in the jade mining area in northern Myanmar has left at least 12 dead and many others are missing, according to authorities, the latest fatal accident to hit the shady but lucrative industry . / AFP FILE PHOTOGRAPH
MYITGYINA, Myanmar – A landslide occurred yesterday in an expired mining plot near the village of Metlinchaung, in the village of Seikmu, Hpakant, where 40 scavengers disappeared.
"I came back from the incident is about 1 mile from the village Mapyin." Witnesses said that there were more than 30 people buried under the landslide.Now the recorded list shows that 25 people were missing Most of the missing people were from Rawun ethnicities.The height of the dump is about 1000 feet and the length is about 700 feet.The mining companies have dug deep to the jade, so the escarpments have become the height.The landslide of the mines was mainly caused by the rain.It is impossible to save the missing persons.We heard that the expired mine parcel has produced good jade quality in the opening season.Because of this, there was a lot of jade scavengers, "said Shwe Thein yesterday after watching the collapse.
"We asked witnesses who said that there were about 40 people buried in the dump.Nine people are registered as missing.We can not perform a search operation.The administrative department and we are Incident income.The height of the landfill is like a three-storey building with a length of about 1000 feet.The water is filled around the dump. At the present time, the landslide can occur again.However, we saw jade hunters near landfills.When we returned from the incident, nine people were missing, " said Moe Moe, a member of the National League for Democracy in Hpakant Township.
Similarly, a former mine site of Maha Jade in Hpakant Township 14th killed 22 people and wounded 63 with four missing. [19659006] The number of cha rognards killed in the Hpakant area this year has exceeded 100 people. In the Hpakant region, there are approximately 300,000 migrant workers from across the country.
Landslides are common, especially during the monsoon season. More than 20 villages near jade mining blocks are in danger of landslides.
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