Guwahati, June 30 -- At least five people lost their lives after a landslide struck an abandoned jade mine dump in Myanmar's Hpakant township in Kachin State, highlighting the persistent dangers faced by informal jade miners during the monsoon season.

The incident occurred in the early hours of June 28 when a disused mining waste heap collapsed in Namaw village under the Seikmu village tract, burying several people.

Local residents, along with members of the Thinhka social welfare association, recovered the bodies of five victims from the debris. According to local reports, four of the deceased were cremated later the same day.

The victims have been identified as Soe Aung Thein (29), Win San (32), Zaw Naing Lin (35), Maung Maung San (4...