Over 120 dead in jade mine landslide

Tragic incident: Rescuers carrying the body of a landslide victim from a jade mining area in Hpakant, Kachin state. The search and rescue operation is still ongoing. — AP

The battered bodies of more than 120 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar after one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry.

Scores die each year while working in the country’s lucrative but poorly regulated jade industry, which uses low-paid migrant workers to scrape out a gem highly coveted in China.