Mon landslide kills at least 55 | The Myanmar Times

The Myanmar Fire Services Department said on Sunday the bodies of 55 victims who died as a result of a landslide in Paung township, Mon State, on Friday had been recovered.

“We have found the bodies of just over 50 victims so far and more are being pulled out as we speak. The village is believed to have some 140 inhabitants and many are still missing. Cars passing the area were also hit by the landslide, and many of the victims were occupants of the vehicles,” said U Thaung Shwe, director of the Mon State Disaster Management Department.

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