An unknown number of miners are missing after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Hpakant town in Kachin state on Tuesday evening, a local police officer said.
The landslide is believed to have occurred when debris heaped beside the mine collapsed after it was loosened by heavy rains.
A local police official said three bodies had now been recovered -- two men and a woman. “We are still trying to search for others but there is a lot of rubble. We don’t know how many people are missing,” he said, requesting anonymity.
“Rescue teams are using hoes to search for the missing people. We don’t have a list of people who are working... they are transient workers... whenever an accident happens, it’s difficult to get exact
figures.”
The landslide is believed to have occurred when debris heaped beside the mine collapsed after it was loosened by heavy rains.
A local police official said three bodies had now been recovered -- two men and a woman. “We are still trying to search for others but there is a lot of rubble. We don’t know how many people are missing,” he said, requesting anonymity.
“Rescue teams are using hoes to search for the missing people. We don’t have a list of people who are working... they are transient workers... whenever an accident happens, it’s difficult to get exact
figures.”