14 dead, 7 injured in Colombia illegal gold mine collapse

14 people were killed and 7 others ​injured following the collapse of an ‌illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday.
The accident took ​place in the rural Chambero ​sector of the Santa Barbara de ⁠Iscuande municipality, located in the ​province of Nariño.

Search and rescue operations ​have concluded, Nariño Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said.
The governor called on the national ​government, the National Mining Agency, and ​the Ministry of Mines and Energy to ‌accelerate ⁠the formalization process for illegal and small-scale miners to improve working conditions and safety standards.