More than 100 jade
hunters killed in landslide at Myanmar mine
Tues, November 24,
2015
At least 113 people were killed in northern Myanmar when a huge hill of
tailings from a jade mine collapsed onto the huts of sleeping workers,
according to state-run media.
Local officials estimate another 30 victims were
"buried under the soil."
The collapse of the roughly 60-meter-high
(200-foot-high) mound took place at about 3 a.m. Saturday in Hpakant, in
Myanmar's northern state of Kachin, the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported.
Seventy huts containing sleeping workers were buried
in the slide, with only five huts spared, according to the newspaper. The huts
had been situated in a ravine between two huge hills of dump soil, it reported.
The military was working with local residents in
rescue and recovery efforts, it reported Monday, warning that many more people
remain missing.
The area produces some of the world's highest
quality jade, a nearly translucent green stone that is highly valued in neighboring
China.
Many workers, typically migrants from other parts of
the country, eke out a livelihood in the shadow of the mines by sifting through
the tailings for leftover jade, the newspaper said.
Local authorities said they had earlier issued notices
telling the workers they could not stay on the site, according to the
newspaper.
Structure of the Lead:
WHO- mine workers
WHEN- November 24, 2015
WHAT- a landslide at Myanmar mine
WHY- a huge hill of tailings from a jade
mine collapsed onto the huts of sleeping workers
WHERE- in Hpakant, in Myanmar's northern
state of Kachin
HOW-not given
Keywords:
1.
mound 丘
2.
hut 木屋
3.
spare 倖免
4.
ravine 山谷
5.
dump 垃圾
6.
translucent 半透明的
7.
eke out 勉強維持
8.
sift 篩選
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