Landslide
-
News
Aung NaingJune 21, 2024
30 people missing in mine landslide in Kachin State
It is the second fatal landslide this month near Pangwa, a militia-controlled area that has seen a rapid growth in unregulated mining since the coup
Read More » -
News
Myanmar NowAugust 15, 2023
At least 30 jade miners believed dead in latest Hpakant landslide
Witnesses say the collapse of a hillside into a lake triggered a wave that was at least 40 feet high
Read More » -
Myanmar
Nyein SweDecember 24, 2021
Three more bodies recovered, dozens more still missing a day after latest Hpakant landslide
As many as 100 people may have been buried by the collapse of a pile of mine waste on Wednesday, according to search teams
Read More » -
News
Nyein SweDecember 22, 2021
One person found dead and up to 100 others still missing after landslide in Hpakant
It was the second deadly landslide incident reported in the jade-mining region in just three days
Read More » -
Myanmar
TomJuly 8, 2020
Jade-rich Tatmadaw general to investigate deadly Hpakant mine disaster
Soe Htut among largest shareholders in military conglomerate with more jade licenses than any other company in Myanmar
Read More »