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Myanmar jade mine disaster highlights government inaction

Nearly 200 people died when a mountain of waste collapse in heavy rains

Hanna Hindstrom
| Myanmar
Rescuers work at the site of landslide in Hpakant on July 2: devastating tragedy was likely avoidable.   © Myanmar Fire Service Department/AP

Hanna Hindstrom is senior Myanmar campaigner at Global Witness, an international human rights nonprofit organization.

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