2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster

At least 162 people were killed in a landslide in a jade mining site in the Hpakant area of Kachin state in Myanmar on 2 July 2020. 

As of 2 July 2020, 162 bodies were recovered from the site, and another 54 people are reported injured.

Myanmar's jade industry is known for many accidental deaths. The 2020 disaster is the deadliest accident to date. Disasters occurred at jade mines in Hpakant in 2015 and 2019. 

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Category:2020 disasters in Asia
Category:2020s in Myanmar
Category:July 2020 events
Category:Mining disasters
Category:Disasters in Myanmar