Gun Disease

Gun Disease

A gun-driller holds an air gun near the entrance to a pit. (Photo: Kay Zun Nwe / Myanmar Now)

Mawchi miners are living—and dying—by the gun

‘Gun disease,’ a condition afflicting miners who use air guns to extract tin and tungsten, is...

Published on Dec 31, 2020

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