Gold mine collapse kills at least six in southwest Colombia
At least six miners were killed and over a dozen are missing following the collapse of an informal gold mine in Colombia's Nariño province. Local authorities are struggling with rescue efforts due to the remote, rainforest-dense location of the site.
Why it matters
The tragedy underscores the dangers of unregulated, informal mining operations and the challenges of disaster response in remote regions.
Gold mine collapse kills at least six in southwest Colombia At least six miners were killed Monday when an open-pit gold mine collapsed in a remote corner of Colombia’s Nariño province, authorities said BOGOTA, Colombia At least six miners were killed Monday (October 20, 2026) when an open-pit gold mine collapsed in a remote corner of Colombia’s Nariño Province, authorities said. Jorge Tovar Castillo, a disaster response official in Nariño, said that an additional 12 to 15 miners have been reported as missing following the accident in the municipality of Santa Barbara de Iscuande.
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