Landslide at Colombian gold mine kills at least 13 workers
- At least 13 workers have been killed and another seven injured in a landslide at a unlicensed mine in southern Colombia, local officials say.
- Witnesses described hearing an explosion at the open-air artisanal gold mine on Wednesday afternoon, moments before the workers below were trapped.
- Emergency workers and locals were able to retrieve the bodies with the help of diggers.
Confirmed
- At least 13 workers have been killed and another seven injured in a landslide at a unlicensed mine in southern Colombia, local officials say.
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- Witnesses described hearing an explosion at the open-air artisanal gold mine on Wednesday afternoon, moments before the workers below were trapped.
- Emergency workers and locals were able to retrieve the bodies with the help of diggers.
Sources: Al Jazeera, BBC News