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Over 50 feared dead in Myanmar landslide



YANGON: Over 50 people are feared dead after a landslide hit northern Myanmar, media report said.

The landslide engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping in Kachin state on Monday night. It is the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry.

Dozens die each year in landslides caused by jade mining, a notoriously corrupt and poorly regulated industry.

Publish Date : 23 April 2019 18:24 PM

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