Landslide buries dozens of jade hunters after monsoon

摘要

Thein Maung clawed his way out of a landslide In northern Myanmar on Saturday afternoon. Dozens of others weren't so lucky. Annual monsoons turn the mountains Into a very dangerous place for jade hunters. Maung's brother and close friend are believed to be among the dead.rnThe area has attracted hundreds of thousands of freelance jade miners, mostly unregistered laborers. The work Is often treacherous.