At least 62 people have reportedly died and 13 are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar.
Miners were collecting stones when a "muddy wave" caused by heavy rain buried them at around 6.30am local time.
The tragedy happened in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state, in the north of the country.
"Now in total 50 dead bodies," the country's fire service earlier said in a Facebook post.
"We are still working on the rescue process."
It continued: "The jade miners were smothered by a wave of mud, which hit after heavy rainfall."
Village adminstrator Kyaw Min later told News Eleven: “There are now 62 people (who have died).
"There are 13 missing persons listed. There may be more. Relief and relief teams are coming."
It is the latest in a long line of deadly mudslides and accidents, which are common in the region's poorly regulated mines.
A landslide in the area killed 116 people in 2015.
And last year more than 100 people died in similar incidents in Hpakant - which is the site of the world's biggest jade mine.
The jade trade in Myanmar is reported to be worth more than £24bn per year.
