Landslide Kills At Least 113 in Myanmars Jade Mining Hub

A landslide at a jade mining site in Myanmar has left more than 100 people dead with heavy rains forcing the authorities to pause their search and rescue efforts, the fire department said. The 113 dead were mostly small-time miners collecting stones at old mining sites in Hpakant town in northern Kachin state. They were buried by mud after heavy rains led to the collapse of a quarry, the fire department earlier said in a Facebook post. Hpakant is known to be a jade mining area that has seen several deadly