A large-scale landslide in the Pagan Emerald Mine in Myanmar has caused 113 deaths and about 200 people were buried
Beijing time 14:29 news
The number of victims rose to 113
As of 12:00 noon local time (13:30 Beijing time), 113 bodies of the victims have been found, and the search and rescue work is continuing. It is understood that the most serious accident of the collapse of the Myanmar mining area occurred in 2015, when the number of people killed reached 100. The collapse accident in April 2019 killed more than 60 people. On June 9, a landslide accident killed 1 person. On June 23, the collapse of the waste soil in the Pagan mining area killed 2 people and injured 6 others.
Up to now, there are more than 600 local mining areas, many of which are illegally mined. A total of 300,000 foreign workers from all over Myanmar have illegally mined and discarded households in the jade block. Looking for wool in the mound, looking for jade in the jade mining block, etc.
It is also understood that the Ministry of Resources and Environmental Protection of Myanmar issued a notice on June 26, requesting that the mining operations of the Kachin State Emerald Mine be suspended from July 1 to September 30, so the mining area that is currently collapsed should be illegal mining. (Reporter reporter Wang Yuezhou)
13:12 Beijing time
The bodies of 62 victims have been found
As of 10:45 am local time, the bodies of 62 victims have been found.
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About 200 people were buried in a large-scale landslide at the Pagan Emerald Mine in Myanmar
At about 6:30 a.m. local time on July 2, local time, a large-scale landslide occurred in the Pagan Emerald Mine in Myanmar. According to local residents, about 200 people were buried, and the remains of 33 victims have been found.
Ge Jie, head of the Myanmar social assistance organization Pagan, said that due to the serious collapse, they are mobilizing a large number of people to carry out search and rescue work.
It is also understood that the Ministry of Resources and Environmental Protection of Myanmar issued a notice on June 26, requesting that the mining operations of the Kachin State Emerald Mine be suspended from July 1 to September 30. Therefore, the mining area where the current collapse occurred should be illegal mining. (Reporter reporter Wang Yuezhou)