By Xinhua,
Yangon : A total of 11 people were killed in a landslide in Myanmar’s northern part of Mogok, the state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday.
The landslide caused by midnight torrential rain on Wednesday-Thursday, leaving seven men and four women dead in Mogok, the newspaper said.
The six-hour torrential rain from Wednesday midnight to Thursday morning at 06:00 a.m. local time reached record rainfall of 8.07 inches (0.2 meters) in Mogok in Mandalay division, and Yeni Creek over flew four wards in the town, it said.
The floodwater rose two to three feet (0.6 to 0.9 meters) and caused landslide, destroying three houses in Mogok, it added.
Mogok is among Myanmar’s six major gem and jade mining areas with its ruby production well known in the world. A great number of gem mining workers is working in the area.