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CORRECTED: Thirteen killed in Colombia mine landslide: official

Bogotá, Aug 20, 2026 (AFP) AFP

A landslide at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia has killed 13 people and injured seven, a government official said Thursday.

"Due to the activity taking place in the mine, a slope collapsed onto the people," Narino department government secretary Fredy Gamez told Caracol Radio about the incident, which took place Wednesday night.

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