- The pit collapsed in a rural area near Santander de Quilichao, 190-miles from Colombian capital Bogota
- Rescuers have pulled three bodies from rubble as hopes fade for survivors who may have been buried alive
- Of 14,000 gold mines in Colombia, around half are believed to be illegal in which some 4,000 workers mine for gangs
- They're accused of destroying rainforests and polluting
rivers with toxic mercury, used to separate gold
from ore
- Fears that left-wing guerrillas and ex-paramilitaries are behind illegal mining, using gains to fund terrorism
Published:
08:23 GMT, 2 May 2014
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Updated:
17:47 GMT, 2 May 2014
