BANGKOK—More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery to recover bodies Monday after a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Burma, also known as Myanmar.
The explosion occurred at midday Sunday in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township in Shan state near the Chinese border.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, the ethnic rebel group that controls the area, said in a statement Monday evening that the death toll from the blast has reached 43, including seven children. Previous estimates from rescue workers had ranged from 38 to 45. Determining the exact toll has been complicated because bodies were blown apart by the force of the explosion….
Mining Explosives Blast in Burma Kills at Least 43
