At least 50 killed, many feared missing in jade mine landslide in Myanmar

File photo of the jade mine landslide in Hpakant, Kachin state, Myanmar on April 23, 2019 where more than 50 people were feared killed. - AFP

YANGON (Xinhua): Bodies of at least 50 jade scavengers have been recovered while many others are still missing in a landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state on Thursday (July 2), U Dollar, an official from the local village administration office, told Xinhua.

Caused by the monsoon rains, the landslide occurred at a jade mining site in Sate Mu village tract of Hpakant township at 8am local time, said a release from the Fire Services Department.