YANGON: At least 11 people died in a landslide in a remote jade mining region of northern Myanmar with scores more reported missing, authorities said, in the latest deadly incident to hit the shadowy industry.
Locals and officials are searching for bodies after a wall of unstable earth collapsed during a downpour on Monday night in the town of Hpakant in Kachin state, the war-torn area that feeds a huge demand for the precious stones from neighbouring China.
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