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[The death toll in a collapse at a gold mine in Colombia rises to 14] On October 20, the Colombian local government confirmed on the 19th that the death toll from a landslide in an illegal gold mine in Nariño Province in the southwest of the country rose to 14 that day, and 7 others were injured. Local media reported on the 19th that the accident occurred in a rural area of ​​Nariño Province. At the time of the incident, many people were mining in the mining area, and the mountain suddenly collapsed, causing some people to be buried. Gabriel Ocaña, an official of the province's disaster risk management department, told the media that all buried people have been found, the search and rescue work has ended, and there are no reports of missing persons. He said that factors such as recent sustained heavy rainfall, fragile geological conditions and illegal mining activities in the area combined to cause the accident.
🕐 2026-10-20 09:56

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