Three people, including two children, were killed in an explosion in Hmawbi Township of Yangon region on Saturday, local authorities said. The blast occurred around 4 p.m. local time on Saturday near a bus stop on Yangon-Pyay Road in Hmawbi Township of Yangon region, an official from the Hmawbi Township administration office told Xinhua on Saturday. Due to the explosion at a garbage heap near the bus stop, a female waste picker and two children died on the spot, he said. A total of nine explosions occurred in the Yangon region from Wednesday to Saturday, resulting in the deaths of four people and injuries to eight others, according to local police. |
Australian farmers rip out millions of vines amid wine glutInternational Women’s Day: How can we have equity when we don't have pockets?Live: Heavy rain to pummel country's south, orange warnings in placeWhat the longTransport leader says 10Trump poised for billions as stock market deal passesBoeing 737 found to have missing panel after landingACC admits it failed amputee over unpaid entitlementsFive arrested in Taupō on Tuesday after group brawl at Richmond shopsPeople turning up drunk at emergency departments increasingly older