A 22-year-old driver was electrocuted to death in Myitkyina, the capital city of Kachin State on 3 November, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
At least 71 people were killed and dozens injured after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in Pakistan on Thursday, some dying after leaping from carriages to escape the inferno, authorities said.
The Myanmar Police Force has been stepping up campaigns to destroy poppy cultivation throughout the country in cooperation with people, local authorities and civil society organizations.
No casualties were reported in a warehouse fire in Ward-8, Shwebo Township in Sagaing Region, according to a source from U Aye Min, Assistant Director of the township fire brigade.
22 people were injured after a passenger bus overturned on the Yangon-Pathein Road in Pantanaw Township, Ayeyawady Region, according to a source from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
