China News Service, July 7 (Xinhua) - According to foreign media reports, a mining accident occurred in the Pagan region of Myanmar, which killed at least 174 people and injured 54 people. On the 6th local time, the Myanmar military stated that two senior military officers were dismissed due to “missing duty” in the case of the Pagan mine disaster.
On July 2, local time, after a large-scale landslide occurred at the Pagan Emerald Mine in Myanmar, the remains of some of the victims were carried to the scene.
According to reports, the Myanmar military stated that the positions of two officers were cancelled, and one of them was the Minister of Security and Border Affairs of Kachin State.
The spokesman said the two officers were responsible for reporting any entry into the restricted area. "They did not fulfill their responsibilities." The spokesman also said that the two will be investigated and appropriate actions will be taken.
On the morning of July 2nd, an earth landslide accident occurred in Huika Village, Pagan District, and nearly 200 individual jade mine pickers were washed away.
On July 3, the Presidential Office issued a message to establish the Pagan Mine Disaster Investigation Committee, which is responsible for investigating the cause of the accident, investigating the relevant responsible persons at all levels of the accident, consoling and funding the families of the victims, formulating preventive measures, and so on. Submit an investigation report.
According to statistics, at least 174 people were killed and 54 injured. To this end, the Myanmar authorities provided 500,000 kyats (approximately 2,500 yuan) in compensation to each family of the victims.
The Pagan region is the largest producer of jade in Myanmar, and collapses of abandoned earth mounds formed by mining often result in casualties. A collapse accident in November 2015 killed more than 110 people.