14 killed in Colombia gold mine collapse

14 killed in Colombia gold mine collapse

BOGOTA, 20th October, 2026 (WAM) -- Fourteen people were killed and seven others injured following the collapse of an illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday.

The accident took place in the rural Chambero sector of the Santa Barbara de Iscuande municipality, located in the province of NariƱo, where Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said search and rescue operations had concluded.