BOGOTA, Oct 20 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in the municipality of Santa Barbara de Iscuande, in Colombia’s southwestern district of Narino, local authorities said on Monday.
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- Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office called for urgent government support for search and rescue operations.
- “We urgently call on national and local authorities to make available all the necessary human, technical and logistical resources,” it said in a statement, stressing that saving lives was the priority.
- The office also called on the armed forces to provide air support for rescue operations and the transportation of the injured, as well as to activate the hospital network to ensure medical care for those affected.
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