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A rescue team at the scene of the landslide on Friday night / Myanmar Fire Service Department

Burma

Landslide Death Toll in Southern Myanmar Rises to 33

by The Irrawaddy

August 10, 2019

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Rescue workers, police and local administration officials inspect the site of a landslide in Seikmu village in Kachin State’s Hpakant jade-mining region, which killed at least 17 people and injured two on Sunday. / Ko Zaw Moe Htet

Burma

17 Killed, 1 Missing in Landslide in Hpakant Jade Mining Area

by Zarni Mann

July 29, 2019

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A flooded village in Kyauktaw Township is seen on July 15. / Min Aung Khine / The Irrawaddy

Burma

Nearly 9,500 People Affected by Rakhine State Floods

by Min Aung Khine

July 17, 2019

One of the nearly 400 temples that were damaged when a 6.8 earthquake struck the ancient city of Bagan on July 8, 1975

On This Day

The Day an Earthquake Toppled Temples in Bagan

by The Irrawaddy

July 8, 2019

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Authorities inspect a coal pit where an explosion killed four workers on May 28. / Ministry of Information

News

Four Killed in Explosion at Coal Mine in Sagaing Region

by Zue Zue

May 29, 2019

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Damaged buildings and a wounded person are seen following a deadly explosion at a warehouse in Man Maw, Wa Region on March 23, 2019. / On Han / Facebook

Burma

16 Killed, Scores Hurt as Mining Materials Depot Explodes in Wa Region

by Lawi Weng

March 25, 2019

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Relatives of passengers of Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the sea, cry at Depati Amir airport in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia, October 29, 2018. / Reuters

Asia

Indonesian Plane with 189 Aboard Crashes into Sea Near Jakarta, Wreckage Found

by Reuters

October 29, 2018

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A policeman speaks over a megaphone asking people to stay away from the railway track after a commuter train traveling at high speed ran over a crowd on Friday, in Amritsar, India, October 21, 2018. / Reuters

Asia

Angry Mob Pelts Stones at Police at Site of Indian Rail Accident

by Reuters

October 22, 2018

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Firefighters extinguishing a fire at a Rohingya IDP camp in Sittwe Township. / Rakhine State Fire Services Department

Burma

6 Rohingya Died in Fire at Sittwe IDP Camp

by Min Aung Khine

October 19, 2018

6.7k

Rescuers give medical care to a miner rescued from the coal mine after a gas explosion on Thursday. / Saw Township lawmaker U Kyaw Myint / Facebook

Burma

Four Dead in Magwe Coal Mine Explosion

by Zarni Mann

September 7, 2018

10.1k

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Tag: Disaster

Landslide Death Toll in Southern Myanmar Rises to 33

17 Killed, 1 Missing in Landslide in Hpakant Jade Mining Area

Nearly 9,500 People Affected by Rakhine State Floods

The Day an Earthquake Toppled Temples in Bagan

Four Killed in Explosion at Coal Mine in Sagaing Region

16 Killed, Scores Hurt as Mining Materials Depot Explodes in Wa Region

Indonesian Plane with 189 Aboard Crashes into Sea Near Jakarta, Wreckage Found

Angry Mob Pelts Stones at Police at Site of Indian Rail Accident

6 Rohingya Died in Fire at Sittwe IDP Camp

Four Dead in Magwe Coal Mine Explosion

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