According to a comprehensive report by China News Service on July 2nd, at about 6:30 a.m. local time on July 2, local time, a large-scale collapse occurred at the Pagan Emerald Mine in Myanmar, which has resulted in the death of dozens of people. The number of victims reported by foreign media varied from 50 to 62.
According to a report by Myanmar Chinese Network, on the morning of July 2, an earth landslide accident occurred in Huika Village, Pagan District, and nearly 200 individual jade mine pickers were washed away. As of 10:45 in the morning, 62 bodies of the victims have been found. At present, the police, fire brigade, and regional public welfare organizations are carrying out search and rescue work.
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.
The director of the Pagan Police Department said that the investigation is currently under way, and the specific details are not yet clear.
According to the British "Mirror" and Agence France-Presse reports, the collapse caused at least 50 deaths.