People look for the bodies of miners killed by a landslide in Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state November 21, 2015. File Photo: Reuters/Stringer.
Six people were killed and another one was injured in landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's Kachin state on Thursday evening, the Information Ministry said on Friday.
The landslide occurred due to the collapse of a 45.7-meter-high, 60.9 meter-long spoil tip which was formed by waste dug out by Nine Dragons (Mine Ayeyar) mining company at 3:30 p.m. local time.
The injured has been under treatment in Hpakant hospital.
Mining accidents were common in Hpakant mining region and most of the fatalities were caused by landslides.
