about 54 1 miners went missing after the 2 of a tailing pond in myanmar's kachin state, the 3 of information said tuesday.
缅甸新闻部周二称,克钦邦一座尾矿池发生塌方,大约54名玉石矿工失踪。
the tailing pond
4 late monday at an unused jade mining site owned by yunati mining company in hmaw won village in hpakant mining region, the ministry said in a release.
the jade miners and 40
5 including backhoe loaders and vehicles of myanmar thura company and shwe nagar koe kaung company were believed to be buried under mud.
search and rescue operations are being carried by local authorities.
mining accidents are frequent in hpakant mining region and most of the
6 are caused by
8.
many local people make their living by jade scavenging in the region.
a fatal
7 occurred in the region in november 2015,
9 at least 116 jade scavengers with about 100 more missing.