PUBLISHED : 16 Aug 2023 at 11: 14 Rescuers work at the website following a landslide at Myanmar Jade myown, in Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar, on Tuesday in this screen grab taken from a video gotten by Reuters. HPAKANT – The death toll from a landslide at an uncontrolled jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31, with 8 individuals still missingouton, rescuers stated Wednesday. The catastrophe struck on Sunday outdoors northern Kachin’s Hpakant area, after torrential rain and floods wrecked the area over the weekend. Jade mining in Myanmar is financiallyrewarding due to high need from neighbouring China, however the uncontrolled market is afflicted with regular employee deaths. “We discovered 6 more dead bodies this earlymorning,” a rescue employee informed AFP, speaking on condition of privacy. They included that e
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