### [2026-10-19](/feed/2026/10/19/index.md)

##### Miners
# Fourteen miners are killed and seven more injured when an open pit gold mine collapses in Nariño Department, Colombia. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/colombia-mine-accident-gold-illegal-mining-bffbd24132af34a0cb14a414579d1e9b)

### Changes:

1. Six miners are killed and at least 12 others are missing when an open pit gold mine collapses in Nariño Department, Colombia.  _2026-10-20 08:16:07 (First version)_
2. Fourteen miners are killed and seven more injured during the collapse of an open pit gold mine in Nariño Department, Colombia.  _2026-10-20 16:16:20 (Update)_
2. Fourteen miners are killed and seven more injured when an open pit gold mine collapses in Nariño Department, Colombia.  _(Current version)_

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