Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest

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Thirteen people died and seven were injured in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Colombia's Narino department on Thursday. According to Fredy Gamez, the government secretary for Narino, mining activity caused a slope to collapse onto those present. This incident occurred shortly after Colombia was impacted by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10, which resulted in 319 deaths and thousands of injuries. The article also mentions a separate incident in May where an explosion at a legal coal mine killed nine workers.

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An explosion at a legal coal mine in May killed nine workers and injured six.

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The death toll from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10 has reached 319.

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The landslide was caused by mining activity, leading to a slope collapse.

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A landslide at an illegal gold mine in Colombia's southwest killed 13 people and injured seven.

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BREAKING, Mining activity caused a deadly slope collapse in Narino, claiming 13 lives and injuring seven others.At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest, according to a government official.“Due to the activity taking place in the mine, a slope collapsed onto the people,” Fredy Gamez, the government secretary for the Narino department, told Caracol Radio about the incident on Thursday.The Wednesday night landslide comes as Colombia works to recover from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10 that struck the western part of the country. The death toll from the earthquake has reached 319, with thousands of people injured, according to the country’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked the US, its top export market, to temporarily suspend tariffs to ease the burden on business owners.In May, an explosion at a legally operated coal mine in the Cundinamarca department killed nine workers and injured six others.

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