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Colombia illegal gold mine collapse October 2026
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OCT 19 · Day 1
Colombia illegal gold mine collapse kills 14
Narino Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said the gold mine was an informal mine.
An illegal gold mine collapsed in southwestern Colombia, killing 14 people and injuring seven others.
The collapse occurred in the rural Chambero sector of the Santa Barbara de Iscuande municipality in the department of Narino.