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| Myanmar Kachin jade mine landslide 'kills 50' | Myanmar Kachin jade mine landslide 'kills 50' |
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| A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 50 people, a witness has told the BBC. | A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 50 people, a witness has told the BBC. |
| The state of Kachin produces some of the best jade in the world, but landslides are not uncommon. | The state of Kachin produces some of the best jade in the world, but landslides are not uncommon. |
| Most of the dead are thought to be people who tried to make a living by climbing on waste material dumped from nearby mines, searching with their hands for fragments of discarded jade. | Most of the dead are thought to be people who tried to make a living by climbing on waste material dumped from nearby mines, searching with their hands for fragments of discarded jade. |
| It's unclear what caused the collapse of the heap of waste material. | It's unclear what caused the collapse of the heap of waste material. |
| One local man told the BBC that he saw more than 50 bodies dug out of the debris on Saturday evening. | One local man told the BBC that he saw more than 50 bodies dug out of the debris on Saturday evening. |
| Some reports said there were more than 100 people missing. | |
| Dozens of huts at the site were also buried by the landslide. | Dozens of huts at the site were also buried by the landslide. |
| Communications with this part of Kachin State are poor and details are hard to confirm. | Communications with this part of Kachin State are poor and details are hard to confirm. |