Flash flooding continues to wreak havoc across Burma this week claiming three lives and leaving a path of destruction. Three people have been killed in the floods in Magwe Division,…
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Jade mine landslide kills 1, injures others
A villager in Hpakant told DVB the death toll has risen to two as one of the patients at the hospital died.
Burmese mahouts presumed dead after landslide in Chiang Mai
“Two of them survived but the other two are still missing. One of the survivors managed to grab hold of a tree root which saved his life.”
Rains create chasm in Kalewa road
“The crack appeared this morning along the road next to the village – it’s about 600 metres in length. If the rain doesn’t stop, it may trigger a landslide.”
Thugs beat up Burman scavengers in Hpakant, says local NLD leader
“They were tied to bamboo poles and tortured. And they were warned not to scavenge on a ‘Kachin’ site.”
Landslide cuts highway in Arakan
The Rangoon-Sittwe highway was cut by a landslide in Arakan State’s Ann Township, blocking hundreds of cars and trucks from passing on the important commercial thoroughfare.