Massive Landslide at Jade Mine in the Hpakant, Myanmar. Today, Jul 2020.

Massive Landslide at Jade Mine in the Hpakant, 🇲🇲 Myanmar. Today, Jul 2020.

The Hpakant jade mine disaster was a mining disaster in which a landslide killed at least 174 miners, while at least 100 went missing, and an additional 54 people were injured in a jade mining site in the Hpakant area of Kachin State in Myanmar. The disaster took place on 2 July 2020 and is the deadliest mining accident to date in Myanmar.

The day before the accident, authorities issued a warning against mining in the area due to heavy rainfall. This warning was ignored by many miners.
The Myanmar Fire Services Department said that at the time of the incident, the open-pit mine, which was owned by a local business conglomerate, was inactive. According to news reports, the workers at the site were freelancing scavengers who were scouring the tailings of the mine.
At 06:30 local time, heavy rains triggered the collapse of a heap of mining waste which came tumbling down into a lake. This then generated a wave of mud and water which buried those working at the site. The wave was described by witnesses as being "20 feet high" (6.1 m).  The collapse and the subsequent wave of mud and water was captured on video, as were the frantic attempts of escape by miners.
A witness stated that the tailings pile showed signs of instability, but collapsed too quickly for workers to leave the area. The witness was quoted by Reuters as saying that "Within a minute, all the people at the bottom [of the hill] just disappeared. I feel empty in my heart ... There were people stuck in the mud shouting for help but no-one could help them
174 bodies were recovered, and more than 100 people were reported missing. 54 injured people were evacuated to hospitals.
In addition, it was feared that many miners were trapped. Rescue efforts were hampered by the heavy rains.
Photographs from the area showed lines of recovered bodies placed on a hill. Dozens of recovered unidentified bodies were buried in a mass grave dug out by a mechanical digger near the landslide. The death toll is expected to rise, as other bodies are in the mud. While the Myanmar jade industry is known for fatalities and accidents, the 2020 disaster is the deadliest accident to date

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