A mud pond exploded in a jade mining block near Spott village, Seikmu village tract, Hpakant township, Kachin state at 1 pm. on January 13. About 50 houses were buried and bodies 12 people were discovered,according to a Myanmar Social Rescue Organization Hpakant township committee.
The mud underneath exploded in the mining block because of the pressure of mining debris and waste. Currently, more than 50 houses were buried and 12 bodies of people including four bodies of children were found, an official of Myanmar Social Recue Organization Hpakant township committee said.
Continued searches for those lost in the mud pond explosion were underway and Recue Organization were looking for the the bodies using backhoes. In July 2020, as the highest death toll in Phakant area more than 190 people died because of landslide in a mining block at Whaykha village.
