2015 Hpakant jade mine disaster

2015 landslide in northern Myanmar Hpakant jade mine disaster Myanmar 200 right Hpakant jade mine right yes 25.616818 96.290260 21 November 2015 Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar 116 N/A 100 On 21 November 2015, a major landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34892888 BBC News 22 November 2015 22 November 2015 Myanmar landslide: 90 dead at Kachin jade minehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-mine-idUSKCN0TB04M20151122#HzIpgHyQJIj0Xqgu.97 Hopes fade for 100 miners missing after landslide near Myanmar jade mine Aung Hla Tun 23 November 2015 Reuters 23 November 2015http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/deaths-reported-myanmar-jade-collapse-151122032719542.html Nearly 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine collapse Al Jazeera 23 November 2015https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/11/22/world/asia/22reuters-myanmar-mine.html Hopes Fade for 100 Miners Missing After Landslide Near Myanmar Jade Mine 22 November 2015 The New York Times 23 November 2015https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/at-least-30-killed-in-landslide-at-myanmar-jade-mine Myanmar jade mine landslide kills around 100 The Guardian 23 November 2015 https://www.wsj.com/articles/myanmar-mine-disaster-highlights-challenge-to-suu-kyi-1448280185 Myanmar Mine Disaster Highlights Challenge to Suu Kyi The Wall Street Journal 23 November 2015 23 November 2015 Shibani Mahtani Myo Myo Landslide right Jade Mine.jpg 140 Jade Mine 4.jpg 140 Hpakant jade mine in 2018 The landslide occurred in the early morning hours, when a man-made heap of waste soil from the nearby jade mine collapsed. Many of those killed were people living in a small village near the waste heap, including both miners and those who scavenged through the waste soil looking for jade remnants to sell. The cause of the collapse is not known. Rescue efforts by the Myanmar Red Cross and other groups were made to find and recover survivors; one person was pulled alive from the rubble, but subsequently died from injuries. At least 116 bodies were reportedly recovered and around 100 people were reported missing. The total number of casualties could not be accurately estimated, as the precise number of people who lived near the site was not known. According to a Hpakant Township General Administration Department official, people had been warned to avoid living near the waste heap because of risk of landslides. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34897271 Myanmar landslide: 'Many missing' at Kachin jade mine 23 November 2015 24 November 2015 BBC Investigation The jade industry in Myanmar generates estimated annual revenues of US$31 billion. It is presently unclear which companies are responsible for the waste dump, although it is known that prior to the 2015 democratic election, many of these were controlled by the military leadership of the country, leading to questionable safety practices and corruption. Deaths from similar landslides are common, but none have matched the scale of the Hpakant landslide. A spokesman for the National League for Democracy party said they will investigate the companies and the practices that led to this disaster. See also 2015 Myanmar floods References 30em 25.6168 96.2902 title Category:2015 in Myanmar Category:2015 mining disasters 2015 jade mine disaster 2015 jade mine disaster Category:Landslides in 2015 Category:Landslides in Myanmar Category:Mining disasters in Myanmar Category:2015 disasters in Myanmar Category:November 2015 in Asia