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Myanmar Kachin jade mine landslide 'kills 50'
Source: BBC
A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 50 people, a witness has told the BBC.
The state of Kachin produces some of the best jade in the world, but landslides are not uncommon.
Most of the dead are thought to be people who tried to make a living by climbing on waste material dumped from nearby mines, searching with their hands for fragments of discarded jade.
It's unclear what caused the collapse of the heap of waste material.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34892888
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