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Rescue workers arrived at the scene of the landslide at 07:00 local time. An image posted on social media showed people standing by the shore of the lake while rescuers search the water by boat. At least 200 rescuers went into the lake by boats to search for bodies, according to an official involved
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in the operation. No bodies were recovered even until 11:00 local time. An official said that the recovery of bodies could take four or five days, and possibly a week. Nearby trading shops were also affected by the landslide. Personals from the military were not present at the site of the disaster.
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from larger operators being at greater risk. These freelance miners live at the base of huge mounds of rubble that has been excavated by heavy machinery. The pickers are usually migrants from other regions of
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in the same mine. The 2020 disaster was the worst mining-related event in the country. The landslide was triggered by mining waste collapsing into the lake. More recently, a week before the 2021 landslide, another accident at a jade mine in the same area left ten miners missing.
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The landslide occurred at just before daybreak at 04:00 local time on
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858:"At Least 70 People Are Missing in Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine"
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421:"Dreams of Myanmar's 'Unwashed' Jade Miners Buried by Disaster"
884:"Myanmar: dozens feared missing after landslide at jade mine"
462:"Mass Burial for Scores Killed in Myanmar Jade Mine Disaster"
748:"ဖားကန့်တွင် မြေစာပုံ ထပ်မံပြိုကျ လူ ၁၀၀ နီးပါးပျောက်ဆုံးနေ"
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615:"Myanmar jade mine landslide leaves dozens feared missing"
378:"Myanmar: Over 100 Dead in Jade Mine Landslide Disaster"
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