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Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia

Name: Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia
Start: 2026-08-20T21:00:38Z
Location: Colombia

Colombia · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-08-20T21:00:38Z updated 2026-08-20T21:00:38Z

At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in an unlicensed gold mine in southwest Colombia.

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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