April 24, 2019 2:34 PM

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Rescuers battle to find bodies in Myanmar

<span style="color: black;">Recovery teams in Myanmar are fighting against a huge lake of sludge in their search for bodies after a landslide engulfed more than 50 jade miners in Hpakant township in northern Kachin state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">The latest fatal accident in a notoriously dangerous but highly-lucrative industry struck late on Monday night. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">By yesterday night, only three bodies had been recovered as searching in the mud is difficult.  The open jade mines in Hpakant township have turned the landscape into a vast moonscape-like terrain of barren hills and vast valleys of dirt scoured by companies for the precious gems. Dozens die each year in landslides caused by mining, a poorly regulated industry rife with corruption.</span><br />

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