Landslide in a jade mine in Burma, at least 100 missing

2021-12-22T06:44:01.110Z

At least 70 people are missing and one has been confirmed dead after a landslide that occurred overnight in a jade mine in northern Burma. "Between 70 and 100 people are missing in a landslide that occurred at 4" at the Hpakant site in Kachin state, rescuers say. Burma's jade mines are notoriously dangerous. According to the Guardian, in 2020 more than 160 people were buried alive after a wave of mud engulfed a mine in Hpakant, while in 2019 54 people died from an overflow of a lake.