More than 50 people are missing and feared dead after a mudslide buried workers at a jade mine in Myanmar, according to reports
The state-run Myanmar News Agency reported that the slide was caused after a lake collapse in the city of Hpakant in the early hours Tuesday.Three people have been confirmed killed and 51 are believed to be trapped by a"mud lake" created by the landslide, Myanmar news agency reported. "Finding bodies is proving difficult.
2017: Myanmar's dark treasures 02:44Exact numbers are unknown as the industry is highly unregulated, but the Natural Resource Governance Institute, an advocacy group, ranked Myanmar's gemstone sector one of the most opaque in the world.The industry has long been plagued by allegations of corruption and wrongdoing, with profits flowing to armed groups and political elites without being taxed and helping to fuel the long-running conflict in the country's north.
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