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Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest

Name: Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest
Start: 2026-08-20T16:00:36Z
Location: Colombia

Colombia · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-08-20T16:00:36Z updated 2026-08-20T16:00:36Z

Mining activity caused a deadly slope collapse in Narino, claiming 13 lives and injuring seven others.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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20 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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