Myanmar soldiers and Red Cross workers carry a body recovered from the site of a landslide in Hpakant in Kachin State on July 4. (AFP)
Myanmar soldiers and Red Cross workers carry a body recovered from the site of a landslide in Hpakant in Kachin State on July 4. (AFP)

Myanmar army sacks officers over landslide tragedy

Two high-ranking officers were fired for having "failed their responsibilities" after a landslide in Myanmar killed at least 174 jade miners.

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