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 AP

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.