What is 2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster?
{{Infobox event | title = 2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster | image = {{Location map | Myanmar | width = 200 | float = right | alt = | label = Hpakant jade mine | position = right | mark = |relief = yes | lat_deg = 25.616818 <!-- default: lat_dir = N --> | lon_deg = 96.290260 <!-- default: lon_dir = E --> }} | image_size = | caption = | date = 2 July 2020 | map = | time = | place = [[Hpakant]], [[Kachin State]], [[Myanmar]] | coordinates = | cause = | reported deaths = 162 | reported injuries = 54 | reported missing = }} At least 162 people were killed in a [[landslide]] in a [[jade]] [[mining]] site in the [[Phakant|Hpakant]] area of [[Kachin state]] in [[Myanmar]] on 2 July 2020.<ref name=BBC0702>{{cite news |title=Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53260834 |publisher=BBC |date=2 July 2020}}</ref> As of 2 July 2020, 162 bodies were recovered from the site, and another 54 people are reported injured.<ref name=DW0702>{{cite news |title=Myanmar: Over 100 dead in jade mine landslide disaster |url=https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-over-100-dead-in-jade-mine-landslide-disaster/a-54022612 |publisher=Search Results Web results Deutsche Welle |date=2 July 2020}}</ref> [[Jade trade in Myanmar|Myanmar's jade industry]] is known for many accidental deaths. The 2020 disaster is the deadliest accident to date. Disasters occurred at jade mines in Hpakant [[2015 Hpakant jade mine disaster|in 2015]] [[2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse|and 2019]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hpakant jade mine disaster, 2020}} [[Category:2020 disasters in Asia]] [[Category:2020s in Myanmar]] [[Category:July 2020 events]] [[Category:Mining disasters]] [[Category:Disasters in Myanmar]] {{Multistub|history|asia}}