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At least 27 feared dead in Myanmar jade
mine landslide
Posted on 25 July 2018 02:34pm
Last updated on 25 July 2018 03:00pm
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The poorlyregulated and notoriously corrupt multibilliondollar industry in remote Kachin state is due to health issue: BAM
frequently hit by fatal disasters, and the victims often come from poor ethnic communities.
The latest disaster hit remote Set Mu subtownship early Tuesday following heavy rains in the
area, burying at least 27 people, mostly from the impoverished ethnic Rawang group, local police
officer Aung Zin Kyaw told AFP. Ad
"We haven't found any dead bodies yet. We will search again today with the Red Cross and fire
brigade," he said.
With only about 70,000 members, the mainlyChristian Rawang are one of Myanmar's smallest
ethnic groups and live predominantly in the mountainous north, with many employed in the
informal mining sector.
With few regulations and little oversight in the hugely profitable sector – mostly fuelled by soaring
Chinese demand – conditions are often dangerous, especially during the wet months.
"Before the rainy season, the people looking for jade were destroying the land. Now it is raining
and the ground is not stable and very muddy," local resident Shwe Thein told AFP Wednesday. LISTENING TO THE FINANCIAL CROWD
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where a major incident in November 2015 left more than 100 dead.
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Watchdog Global Witness estimated that the jade industry was worth some US$31 billion (RM125
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decadeslong conflict between ethnic Kachin rebels and the military as they battle to control the
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