Landslide in Myanmar jade mining area leaves dozens missing

Jade pickers scavenge for scrap jade on a hillside in the Hpakant area of Kachin state, northern Myanmar (AP)

One person has died and at least 70 are missing after a landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state.

Reports were scant from the area in Hpakant, which is the centre of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mining industry.