tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post7407263012417092011..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Death toll with dump soil landslide in Myanmar northernmost state rises to 30 antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-92201540866447571592015-11-22T19:53:43.419+02:002015-11-22T19:53:43.419+02:00Authorities said 94 bodies have been retrieved two...Authorities said 94 bodies have been retrieved two days after a massive volume of dump soil from a jade mine collapsed in Kachin state....<br /><br /> The incident, which took place on Friday morning, buried 80 families in the village of Sankhatku in Hpakant town while the local miners were sleeping close to the dump soil.<br /><br />Preliminary reports said about 30 people were killed and more than 100 others went missing after the landslide. The reports added that migrant miners from five companies were scouring the area for jade in heaps of waste soil on the mountainside. Residents said five similar tragedies have occurred in the same area this year.<br />http://www.ubalert.com/2Edc<br />22/11/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com