An explosion in a building where explosives for mining were stored left at least 45 dead, in Kaungtup, a village in the northeast of Myanmar.
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This is an incident recorded this Sunday in a building and that also left about 70 people injured by the explosion.
The area, located about 3 kilometers south of the border, remains under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, an armed group fighting the central government.
According to AP, so far 46 bodies have been recovered, including those of six children.
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Meanwhile, the injured were taken to a local hospital, while rescue operations continue to be deployed in the area.
Likewise, at least a hundred homes with damage have been reported as a result of the explosion.
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At the moment the origin of the explosion is unknown.
