14 dead, 7 injured in Colombia illegal gold mine collapse


BOGOTA, ⁠Oct 19 (Reuters) - ⁠14 people were ‌killed and 7 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 SantaBarbara de Iscuande municipality, located ⁠in the province of Nariño.

(Reporting by ​Luis ⁠Jaime Acosta, ​Writing by ‌Natalia Siniawski, ​Editing by Iñigo Alexander)

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