Jade Mine Collapse

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 126 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, after a heap of mining waste collapsed into a lake and buried many workers under mud and water.

Rescuers in northern Myanmar today said they were confident only a handful of people are missing in a jade mine landslide, refuting local reports that as many as 50 might have been buried.

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 126 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, after a heap of mining waste collapsed into a lake and buried many workers under mud and water.

Rescuers in northern Myanmar today said they were confident only a handful of people are missing in a jade mine landslide, refuting local reports that as many as 50 might have been buried.