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Jorge Tovar Castillo

1. Illegal gold mine collapse in Colombia's Nariño kills at least 14

   An informal gold mine collapsed in the rural Chambero sector of Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé, Nariño department in south-western Colombia; local authorities said on Monday at least 14 people died and 7 were injured. Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said search and rescue had ended; disaster official Jorge Tovar Castillo said about 12 to 15 more miners were reported missing. The town is surrounded by dense rainforest and reachable only by boat or small aircraft. Escobar called the site an 'informal' mine on X; a similar accident in Policarpa, also in Nariño, killed 13 in August.

   Oct 20, 2026 Afternoon