Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide: 25 Missing in Nation’s Hpakant Town
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide: 25 Missing in Nation’s Hpakant Town

News 18  

At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said Monday. The highly lucrative jade mining industry is mostly unregulated, with migrant workers enduring dangerous conditions and frequently deadly accidents. Dozens die annually while working in the poorly regulated but lucrative jade industry, which uses low-paid migrant workers to scrape out a gem highly coveted in neighbouring China. Jade and other abundant natural resources in Myanmar’s north — including timber, gold and amber — have helped finance both sides of a decades-long civil war between ethnic Kachin insurgents and the military.

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Landslide at Myanmar jade mine leaves more than 30 people missing, says rescue official
1 year, 4 months ago

Landslide at Myanmar jade mine leaves more than 30 people missing, says rescue official

The Hindu  

“A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar left more than 30 people missing and a search-and-rescue operation was under way on August 14,” a rescue official said. The leader of a local rescue team coordinating search efforts told The Associated Press on August 14 that more than 30 miners who were digging for jade were swept into a …

Workers dig by layers in search for 47 missing at China mine
1 year, 10 months ago

Workers dig by layers in search for 47 missing at China mine

Associated Press  

ALXA LEAGUE, China — Work crews trying to find 47 people missing after a collapse at an open-pit mine in northern China have had to change their excavation methods to avoid causing more landslides, state media reported Friday. Six people have been confirmed dead and six injured people have been rescued at the mine in Inner Mongolia’s Alxa League as …

Myanmar landslip death toll rises to four, dozens still missing
3 years ago

Myanmar landslip death toll rises to four, dozens still missing

The Hindu  

The death toll from a landslip at an illegal jade mine in northern Myanmar rose to four on Thursday, rescuers said, warning that the dozens still missing are likely dead. Scores die each year working in the country's lucrative but poorly regulated jade trade, which sees low-paid migrant workers scrape out gems highly coveted in neighbouring China. The military coup …

70 missing after landslip in Myanmar
3 years ago

70 missing after landslip in Myanmar

The Hindu  

A landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state killed one person and left at least 70 missing on Wednesday and a search and rescue operation was under way, rescue officials said. Gayunar Rescue Team official Nyo Chaw said more than 70 miners who were digging for jade were swept into a lake a couple of hours …

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides
3 years, 11 months ago

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides

The Independent  

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21 Dead, Search Resumes for Those Missing in Landslide in Kerala's Idukki District
4 years, 4 months ago

21 Dead, Search Resumes for Those Missing in Landslide in Kerala's Idukki District

News 18  

A massive search operation using man and machine, is underway on Saturday to find 50 odd people reported missing after a landslide in Kerala's Idukki district. Since the Thursday midnight tragedy struck Rajamalai, 21 people have lost their lives while more than a dozen have been rescued and are under treatment in various hospitals in Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts. …

Families mourn as Myanmar jade mine disaster kills more than 170
4 years, 5 months ago

Families mourn as Myanmar jade mine disaster kills more than 170

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations continue for a fourth day in the country’s worst ever jade mine landslide, as more bodies are buried. Mandalay, Myanmar – Aye Mon, 30, is left alone with a two–year–old daughter after her husband and younger brother died in Myanmar’s worst jade mine landslide that killed more than 170 people on Thursday. Aye Mon’s husband Soe Min, 31, …

Toll in Myanmar jade mine landslide rises to 162; rescue teams say many feared missing in Hpakant
4 years, 5 months ago

Toll in Myanmar jade mine landslide rises to 162; rescue teams say many feared missing in Hpakant

Firstpost  

Social activists in Myanmar have complained that the profitability of jade mining has led businesses and government to neglect enforcement of already very weak regulations in the jade mining industry. The Myanmar Fire Service Department, which coordinates rescues and other emergency services, announced about 12 hours after the morning disaster that 162 bodies had been recovered from the landslide in …

Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine Kills At Least 113 People
4 years, 5 months ago

Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine Kills At Least 113 People

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING YANGON, Myanmar — 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 years. The Hpakant area in Kachin state is 950 kilometers north of Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, and is …

113 dead in Myanmar\'s jade mine landslide
4 years, 5 months ago

113 dead in Myanmar\'s jade mine landslide

Deccan Chronicle  

Yangon: The bodies of 113 jade miners were pulled from the mud Thursday after a landslide in northern Myanmar, fire services said, as monsoon rains worsen already deadly conditions. Dozens die each year while working in the country's highly lucrative but poorly regulated jade industry, which uses low-paid migrant workers to scrape out a gem highly coveted in China. The …

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