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mineslide occurred in Myanmar, the world's largest producer of jade. More than 160 people died and dozens of others were injured, but heavy rains will delay rescue efforts, leading to more casualties.

Reporter Chan-Keun Park reports.

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huge pile of dirt flows down the hill.

Surprised people run to high places to avoid being swept away.

Local time Yesterday (2nd) in the morning, a lot of rain poured down on a jade mine in Kachin Province, northern Myanmar, and a landslide swept away.

So far, 162 miners have been killed in the accident and 54 people have been injured and taken to hospitals, the Myanmar fire department said.

Fire departments have been carrying out rescue and body repairs all day in the mud pile, but it has been reported that the rescue was not smooth due to the heavy rains in the rainy season.

As a result, some are still believed to be buried in piles of mud, and the number of deaths and injuries is expected to increase over time.

In Myanmar, the world's largest jade production area, many accidents are repeated, causing many people to get hurt or die due to poor working conditions.

In the Hfa Kant region, where the accident occurred yesterday, more than 50 miners were killed in landslides last year, and in November 2015, 116 people were killed as a pile of waste ore collapsed.