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A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing

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81% Informative

The accident occurred early Monday in Kachin state’s Hpakant township, a remote mountainous region at the center of the lucrative jade mining industry.

It's a region where sporadic fighting has broken out between the Myanmar army and ethnic guerrilla forces.

Most victims are independent miners who settle near mounds of discarded earth excavated by machinery.

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86

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69

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semi-formal

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English

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55

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short-lived

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