Yangon, May 5 (IANS) Five more people were killed in Friday’s landslide in Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, taking the death toll to 17, the Home Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.

At least 11 people were injured in the landslide that occured in Hpakant mining region, Xinhua news agency reported.

The 60.9-metre-high spoil tip collapsed near a worksite owned by Kyauk Myat Shwe Pyi Company in Hway Khar village before dawn. </s> Mon [Myanmar], Aug 10 (ANI): At least 33 people were killed in a landslide in Myanmar's Mon state, said Fire Services Department said on Saturday.

The landslide took place on Friday and rescue operations are still underway, reported Xinhua.

The mountainside of Ma-lat mountain collapsed due to the monsoon downpour at 7 am local time on Friday.

At least 27 houses and five vehicles were swamped by a deluge of mud and rocks.

Further details are awaited. (ANI) </s> Landslide in southeast Myanmar kills at least 10 people

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A landslide has buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar, killing at least 10 people and injuring nearly 30.

The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper says rescuers are using backhoes and bulldozers to clear the mud and debris from the village in Paung township. It says some residents are still missing.

The top official in Mon state, Aye Zan, has visited the site and villagers who were evacuated to a relief camp to escape floods following torrential rains. </s> - At least 15 people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rain in Mon state, Myanmar, on August 9, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.According to authorities landslide took place as the mountainside of Ma-lat mountain collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Paung township in the state. Twenty eight people were rescued alive, but it is difficult to confirm the number of casualties in the disaster.Earlier, the Mon State Government Office said the landslide buried ten houses and swept away residents in Paung township.Caused by heavy monsoon rainfall, Paung, Mawlamyine, Mudon, Thanbyuzayat, Kyaikmaraw and Ye townships were flooded.-VNA </s> Landslide in southeast Myanmar kills at least 10 people

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A landslide buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar, killing at least 10 people and injuring nearly 30, media reported Saturday.

Rescuers were using backhoes and bulldozers to clear the mud and debris from the village in Paung township. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that some residents are still missing.

The top official in Mon state, Aye Zan, visited the site and villagers who were evacuated to a relief camp to escape floods following torrential rains.

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that monsoon flooding had displaced more than 7,000 people this week in Mon state. Apart from the landslide in Paung, houses and a school in other townships were washed away, roads blocked and villages submerged.

Nearly 12,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar this week alone, bringing the total number of those in evacuation centers to more than 38,000, the U.N. said. </s> A landslide has buried more than a dozen village houses in southeast Myanmar, killing at least 34 people, an official says.

Rescuers were using backhoes and bulldozers to clear the mud and debris from the village in Paung township on Saturday.

The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that some residents were still missing.

MP Zaw Zaw Htoo arrived at the scene on Saturday morning and said the death toll had reached 34.

He said he saw rescue teams retrieve 12 bodies on Saturday, after 22 were found on Friday. He said the search operation was ongoing.

The top official in Mon state Aye Zan, visited the site and villagers who were evacuated to a relief camp to escape floods following torrential rains.

The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that monsoon flooding had displaced more than 7000 people this week in Mon state.

Apart from the landslide in Paung, houses and a school in other townships were washed away, roads were blocked and villages were submerged.

Nearly 12,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar this week alone, bringing the total number of those in evacuation centres to more than 38,000, the UN said. </s> At least 10 dead, dozens missing after landslide in southern Myanmar

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide caused by severe rains buried homes and buildings in southern Myanmar, officials and rescue workers said on Friday.Heavy rain has pummeled the south for days, causing flooding that has displaced at least 12,000 people, according to the United Nations. Thin Lae War Aung, an official in Paung township, Mon state, told Reuters five men and five women had been confirmed dead after the landslide in Thaphyu Kone village. Myo Myint Shein, chairman of the Mudon Rescue Association, said the death toll was 17 and expected to rise.

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“I heard a loud sound and the ground was shaking,” he told Reuters. “It’s not possible to be alive after being hit by rock and soil.” The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement that houses and a school had been washed away in other townships. More heavy rainfall is expected in the coming days.

We are undertaking a survey to help us improve our content for you. This will only take 1 minute of your time, please give us your feedback by clicking HERE. All responses will be confidential. </s> A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed 17 people, local authorities said Friday, the latest disaster to hit the murky multi-billion dollar industry.

 Myanmar is the world’s top producer of the near-translucent green gem in trade fueled by demand from neighboring China.

 But the poorly regulated industry is notorious for its links to cronies from Myanmar’s former junta and for the dangers it poses to those who scrabble across a moonscape of environmental destruction hoping to strike it rich.

 The accident early Friday occurred in a mining compound near Wak Khar village in Kachin State’s Hpakant township, the epicenter of the perilous work.

 “A wall of rock fell after people tried to dig for jade under it,” local administrative officer Nilar Myint told AFP.

 “We have now found 17 dead bodies and we have sent nine survivors to hospital,” she added. A second source involved in the rescue and recovery process confirmed the death toll.

 A number of deadly landslides has struck the area around Hpakant in recent years, with one major incident in November 2015 leaving more than 100 dead. Several other smaller accidents have killed or injured scores more.—Agencies </s> At least 134 people were killed in Bangladesh when a series landslides triggered by heavy rain buried hillside homes, officials said on Wednesday.

DHAKA: At least 134 people were killed in Bangladesh when a series landslides triggered by heavy rain buried hillside homes, officials said on Wednesday.

Densely populated Bangladesh is battered by storms, floods and landslides every rainy season.

The landslides hit three hilly districts in the southeast early on Tuesday, killing 98 people in Rangamati, 30 in Chittagong and six in Bandarban, said Reaz Ahmed, head of the department of disaster management.

The death toll could rise further as rescuers search for bodies and many people are still missing, he told Reuters.

"Rescue operations are being hampered by bad weather while authorities are still struggling to reach some remote areas," Ahmed said.

The dead include four soldiers who had joined the rescue operation in Rangamati when another landslide occurred, he said.

The latest fatalities came weeks after Cyclone Mora lashed Bangladesh's southeast, killing at least seven people and damaging tens of thousands of homes.

In 2007, about 130 people were killed in a landslide in Chittagong in the southeast.
A landslide killed 14 people in northern Myanmar.