2015 Hpakant jade mine disaster

Hpakant jade mine disaster
Hpakant jade mine is located in Myanmar
Hpakant jade mine
Hpakant jade mine
Hpakant jade mine (Myanmar)
Date21 November 2015
LocationHpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar
Deaths116
Non-fatal injuriesN/A
Missing100

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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Myanmar landslide: 90 dead at Kachin jade mine". BBC News. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ Aung Hla Tun (23 November 2015). "Hopes fade for 100 miners missing after landslide near Myanmar jade mine". Reuters. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Nearly 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine collapse". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Hopes Fade for 100 Miners Missing After Landslide Near Myanmar Jade Mine". The New York Times. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Myanmar jade mine landslide kills around 100". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. ^ Mahtani, Shibani; Myo, Myo (23 November 2015). "Myanmar Mine Disaster Highlights Challenge to Suu Kyi". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2015.