Collapse at a gold mine in Colombia leaves at least 13 dead
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
BOGOTÁ — At least 13 people have died and several others were injured following an accident at an open-pit gold mine in Nariño, in southwestern Colombia, authorities reported on Thursday. Gabriel Eduardo Ocaña, the director of Disaster Risk Management for Nariño, stated in a video released to the press that there was a collapse at a mine located in a rural area of the municipality of Policarpa. "A slope collapsed, unfortunately affecting some people who were working there, of whom 13 died and seven are injured," Ocaña noted. The mining accident was reported on Wednesday night by the Nariño governor's office, which indicated that rescue efforts were underway.
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