More than 30 people missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

A landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar left scores of people missing (AP)

A search and rescue operation was under way on Monday after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar left more than 30 people missing.

The incident happened in Hpakant, a remote mountainous town in Kachin state about 600 miles (950km) north of Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon. The area is the epicentre of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mines.