YANGON - The death toll from the collapse of a jade mine in Kachin state of northern Myanmar has reached 32 as of Jan 15, an official from the local administration office told Xinhua on Thursday."

A total of 31 bodies have been recovered after three days of search efforts, and a person who was injured on the first day of the accident has died in the hospital," the official said.

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Currently, the mud around the buried houses is being cleared, and the roads blocked by the mudslide have now been reopened, the official added.

Although some people are still listed as missing, the search operation has been suspended, he said.

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The fatal incident occurred on Monday after a mud pond in the jade mine area of Hpakant township collapsed.