China News Service, July 2 (Xinhua). According to Agence France-Presse, at about 6:30 a.m. local time on July 2, local time, a large-scale landslide occurred at the Pagan Emerald Mine in Myanmar. At least 113 people have been killed.
The Myanmar fire department posted on official social media that 113 bodies have been found so far.
At about 6:30 a.m. local time on July 2, local time, a large-scale landslide occurred in the Burma Jade Mine.
In addition, a local police officer said that search and rescue work has been suspended due to heavy rain.
According to previous reports, the most serious accident in Myanmar’s previous mine collapse occurred in 2015, when the number of people killed reached 100. The collapse accident in April 2019 killed more than 60 people.