25 killed, 14 missing after Jade mine landslide in Myanmar

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Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies while 14 people remain missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, emergency workers said on Tuesday. Myanmar has been hit with torrential rain and floods in recent days and the landslide occurred on Sunday outside northern Kachin’s Hpakant township. Jade mining in Myanmar is a lucrative business but the unregulated industry is plagued with frequent worker deaths including more than 170 fatalities in the same area following a 2020 landslide. “We found 25 dead bodies in total today,” a rescue worker told news agencies on Tuesday, adding...