Landslide at Colombian gold mine kills at least 13 workers - BBC News

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

Image caption, The landslide happened at a mine in Policarpa, in the south of the country

At least 13 workers have been killed and another seven injured in a landslide at an unlicensed mine in southern Colombia, local officials say.

Witnesses described hearing an explosion at the open-air artisanal gold mine on Wednesday afternoon, moments before the workers below were trapped.

Emergency workers and locals were able to retrieve the bodies with the help of diggers.

Deadly accidents are not uncommon in Colombia, especially at unlicensed mines where locals dig for precious metals without any official oversight.