In the northern part of Myanmar, a jade mine collapsed, two people were killed

At least two people were killed and 30 went missing on January 7 after a collapse at the jade mine in the northern part of Myanmar (Burma), near the city of Khpakan, Reuters reports. This region of the country is the center for mining and precious stones.

An employee from a mining company told reporters on the terms of anonymity that the number of dead could reach 50. The fact is that the pile of land and stones has not yet been disassembled to the end, but it is already clear that people have almost no chance. Perhaps some of them were illegal prospectors.

Kpakan is the largest deposit of Myanmar in the nephritis reserves, on the sales of the mineral, the country earns $ 3.4 billion every year. But illegal production is estimated at $ 8 billion. Minerals are sold to China smuggling.

It should be noted that in this area, strong earthquakes are not rare, which lead to much greater victims. In November 2012, the north of the country was shocked by a strong earthquake . The magnitude of the shocks was 6.6 points, and the epicenter was near the second largest city in the country of Mandalai. About a hundred people were injured, five people died during the collapse of the bridge under construction in the city of Shubo.

In the spring of 2011, a strong earthquake occurred in the northeast of Myanmar and felt in China, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. The number of victims of a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 reached 75 people. At a lesser extent, 110 residents of the country were injured, over 240 buildings were destroyed.