Rescuers Dig for Bodies After a Mining Explosives Blast in Myanmar Kills at Least 43
BANGKOK—More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery to recover bodies Monday after a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The explosion occurred at midday Sunday in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township in Shan state near the Chinese border. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, the ethnic rebel group that controls […]
TL;DR
- A massive blast from stored mining explosives occurred in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township, Shan state, Myanmar.
- The explosion happened on Sunday midday, and bodies were being recovered on Monday.
- The death toll has reached 43, including seven children, according to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
- Rescue groups are using excavation machinery to recover bodies, which have been difficult to identify due to the explosion's force.