Colombia: At least 13 killed in mine collapse in western Colombia.

RESTRICTION: EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORATE FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT COLOMBIA/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS SHOTLIST: PUERTO RICO, COLOMBIA (AUG. 20, 2026) (ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORATE FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT COLOMBIA - RESTRICTED) 1. RESCUE TEAMS AT SCENE 2. VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAMS SEARCHING SITE 3. RESCUE TEAMS SPEAKING EACH OTHER AT SCENEPUERTO RICO, COLOMBIA - AUG. 20, 2026 - RESTRICTION: EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORATE FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT COLOMBIA/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - At least 13 people were killed and seven others injured on Thursday, Aug. 20, after a mine collapsed in western Colombia. The collapse occurred in a mining area in the Puerto Rico district, between the municipalities of Policarpa and El Penol. Rescue teams and backhoes were deployed to the site to search for and locate possible victims trapped following the collapse.