当地政府周一表示，哥伦比亚西南部一座非法金矿发生坍塌，造成14人死亡、7人受伤。
14 people were killed and 7 others injured following the collapse of an illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday.
事故发生在纳里尼奥省圣巴巴拉德伊斯宽德市的 rural Chambero 地区。
The accident occurred in the rural Chambero sector of the Santa Barbara de Iscuande municipality in the province of Nariño.
纳里尼奥省省长路易斯·阿方索·埃斯科瓦尔表示，搜救行动已经结束。
Search and rescue operations have concluded, Nariño Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said.
这位省长呼吁国家政府、国家矿业局以及矿业和能源部加快非法采矿者和小规模采矿者的正规化进程，以改善工作条件和安全标准。
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.
今年8月，同样位于纳里尼奥省的波利卡尔帕镇发生了一起类似的矿难，造成13人死亡。
In August, 13 people died in a similar mining accident in the town of Policarpa, also in Nariño.
非正规和无监管的采矿在哥伦比亚农村地区很常见，这些作业往往缺乏足够的安全基础设施，导致致命事故频发。
Informal and unregulated mining is common in rural parts of Colombia, where operations often lack adequate safety infrastructure, leading to frequent fatal accidents.