# Landslide at illegal Colombian gold mine kills 13

https://mins.news/en/item/27738

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 20:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/20/landslide-at-illegal-gold-mine-kills-13-people-in-colombia-2?traffic_source=rss

> A landslide at an unlicensed gold mine in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 13 people and injured seven, local officials said. Residents estimated that about 50 people regularly worked there, most of them members of the Quillacinga Indigenous group.

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