Landslide in Myanmar
A landslide has killed more than 170 people in the Hpakant Township, Kachin State of Myanmar after a Jade mine wall collapsed into a lake. Heavy rains had filled the mines with water making them extremely dangerous and prone to collapse.
Myanmar Fire Department reported 162 bodies had been recovered and another 54 people had been taken to hospital. The death toll is expected to rise in the following days as operations to recover bodies continue.
Rescue operations have been hampered by heavy rainfall which is forecast to continue over the coming days.
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- 事件类型
- 山体滑坡
- 事件地点
- Myanmar
- 启动宪章的日期
- 2020-07-03
- 宪章启动时间
- 00:21
- 宪章启动时区
- UTC+02:00
- 宪章要求者
- DDM Ministry of Social Welfare, Myanmar
- 启动ID
- 656
- 项目经理
- ICIMOD
- 增值产品
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