On 21 November 2015, a major landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.

[1][2][3][4][5][6] The landslide occurred in the early morning hours, when a man-made heap of waste soil from the nearby jade mine collapsed.

[1][6] Rescue efforts by the Myanmar Red Cross and other groups were made to find and recover survivors; one person was pulled alive from the rubble, but subsequently died from injuries.

[1][2] According to a Hpakant Township General Administration Department official, people had been warned to avoid living near the waste heap because of risk of landslides.

[6] It is presently unclear which companies are responsible for the waste dump, although it is known that prior to the 2015 democratic election, many of these were controlled by the military leadership of the country, leading to questionable safety practices and corruption.