Yangon: At least 13 jade mine workers and security guards in northern Myanmar were killed in a landslide, authorities said, as rescuers frantically searched for more victims.
Dozens die each year in landslides caused by jade mining, a dangerous and poorly regulated industry in Kachin state between the country’s borders with China and India.
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