14 killed in gold mine collapse in Colombia — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 14 people have been killed and several others injured after a gold mine collapsed in a remote area of Colombia, a media report said on Tuesday. The accident took place in the rural Chambero sector of the municipality of Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé, in the department of Nariño, Al Jazeera reported. It said the mine is located in a heavily forested area that can only be accessed by boat or aircraft. It added that 14 people had died and several others had been injured in the collapse. Search and rescue operations have concluded, Nariño Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said. No further details have been released about the cause of the collapse or the condition of the injured.