EDIS Number: LS-20150108-46597-MMR
Date / time: 08/01/2015 04:36:46 [UTC]
Event: Landslide
Area: Asia
Country: Myanmar (Burma)
State/County: Mandalay Region
Location: Mandalay
Number of Deads: 5 person(s)
Number of Injured: N/A
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: 15 person(s)
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Heavy
Description:
Four people were killed in a landslide near the jade and gold mines in Myanmar's north, a local official said Wednesday. The accident was caused by heavy rain Tuesday near the town of Hpakant, 350 kilometres north of the country's second largest city Mandalay, according to local official Tin Swe Myint. He added that about 15 people were still missing, contradicting local media reports stating that as many as 100 people had yet to be rescued. The official said rescuers were in the process of clearing debris in search of survivors.