The death toll has risen to 43 in a massive blast that occurred in northeast Myanmar on Sunday. The explosion occurred from mining explosives stored in Kaung Tat village, Namhkam township in Shan state, near the Chinese border.

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people. Rescue workers and independent media report the building was storing explosives for mining.

A powerful blast in Myanmar's Kaungtup village has claimed over 45 lives. The explosion occurred at a building reportedly storing mining explosives. Around 70 others sustained…