Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia

At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in an unlicensed gold mine in southwest Colombia.

Thirteen miners died and seven were injured when a slope collapsed at an artisanal gold pit in Policarpa, Nariño, after the Patía river swelled.

Accidents at mines in Colombia, particularly in unregulated sites like the one in Narino, are frequent.

Another seven people were injured and all those missing have been accounted for. Accidents at unregulated mines are fairly common in Colombia.

Four members of an indigenous family are among the dead, witnesses said.

Rescuers are searching for survivors at the site, located near the border with Cameroon.

Rescuers are searching for survivors at the site, located near the border with Cameroon.

The latest collapse comes after a series of deadly mining accidents along the Central African Republic-Cameroon border.At least 100 people have been killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mine in the Central African Republic near the border with Cameroon on Tuesday, with rescue teams continuing to search for s