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Landslide at gold mine in Nariño kills at least nine
A landslide at an illegal gold mine in Colombia's southwestern department of Nariño has killed at least nine people, according to local officials. Multiple miners working at the site were buried when the hillside collapsed. The full number of missing workers has not yet been confirmed as emergency rescue operations continue.
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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
- eeo9人死亡
- chinanews9人死
- pts逾十死
WhereNarino
5.609, -75.177 ±10 km
First reported5 days ago
Published2026-10-19 23:50 UTC
Occurred2026-10-19
Sources3
Casualties reported9
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.
Corrections and updates
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Global Event Monitor. Landslide at gold mine in Nariño kills at least nine. 2026-10-19T23:50:29.109Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6519. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-19/9-e0f10d6c
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