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At least 21 dead in Colombian mine cave-in

Posted October 14, 2007 07:30:00

Officials say a cave-in at a gold mine in Colombia has killed at least 21
people.

Another 24 people were injured in the accident that occurred on Saturday
morning in Suarez, in the country's south-east, Jairo Amaya, head of civil
defence for the Cauca region, said.

The death toll was expected to rise, authorities said.

Carlos Gomez, with the Cauca government, said local residents had begun
mining on their own account in an area with no security measures in place, local
radio reported.

- AFP

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