Mining Explosives Blast in Burma Kills at Least 43

Debris caused by an explosion Namhkam township, Shan State, Burma, on May 31, 2026. Ta’ang women organization via APBANGKOK—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.