On the evening of August 19, local time, Gabriel Ocaña, head of Colombia's National Disaster Risk Authority of Nariño, said that an explosion occurred at a mine in the province's Policarpa city. According to preliminary statistics, 3 people have died, 7 have been injured, and 8 others are missing. Nariño Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said on his social media that he is coordinating the Policarpa city government to mobilize the relevant departments to handle the accident and arrange for Disaster Risk Management personnel to rush to the scene.

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