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Rescuers continue search operation 2 days after deadly Myanmar blast

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), one of the country’s most powerful ethnic minority factions, said the explosion was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives.

Published: 5:15pm, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 5:30pm, 3 Jun 2026

Rescuers on Tuesday continued to sort through rubble two days after a deadly blast that killed at least 38 people in Namhkam township in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border. The incident has cast a spotlight on Myanmar’s largely unregulated minerals sector and Chinese investment in the country’s extractive industries.