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At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide

Miners, rescuers andothers look at the jade mine site where a landslide accident took place in Hpakant township, Kachin state, Myanmar, Aug 13, 2023. [AP Photo]

At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said Monday.

The incident on Sunday outside northern Kachin's Hpakant township near where hundreds of miners were entombed in a landslide in 2020 comes days after much of the country was swamped by torrential rain and floods.

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