哥伦比亚一座无证经营的金矿周一上午发生坍塌，造成14人死亡、7人受伤，当局表示。
14 Dead After Gold Mine Collapses in Colombia The mine is among a growing number of small-scale, unlicensed operations in Colombia that are fueled by the metal’s rising global price.
坍塌的金矿位于圣巴巴拉德伊斯昆德，这是哥伦比亚西南部纳里尼奥地区的一个偏远小镇。省长办公室在一份声明中证实了死亡人数，省长路易斯·阿方索·埃斯科瓦尔表示，搜救行动已经取消。目前尚不清楚该矿的所有者是谁，也不清楚坍塌时矿内有多少人。
A gold mine operating without permits collapsed on Monday morning in Colombia, killing 14 people and injuring seven others, the authorities said. The collapsed mine was in Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé, a remote town in Colombia’s southwestern Nariño region. The governor’s office confirmed the deaths in a statement, and Gov. Luis Alfonso Escobar said the search and rescue operation had been called off.
据当地媒体报道，今年8月，纳里尼奥地区波利卡尔帕镇的另一座金矿发生坍塌，造成13人死亡、4人受伤。波利卡尔帕位于圣巴巴拉东南约65英里处。
It was unclear who owned the mine, or how many people were inside when it collapsed. In August, another mine collapsed in Policarpa, a town in Nariño about 65 miles southeast of Santa Barbara, killing 13 people and injuring four others, according to local media.
受全球金价上涨推动——今年金价已突破每盎司5000美元——哥伦比亚涌现出许多小规模采矿作业。其中许多没有许可证，还有一些被犯罪分子、卡特尔和武装反叛组织控制。《纽约时报》的一项调查发现，美国铸币局曾购买过一批黄金，其来源是哥伦比亚西北部一座由受财政部制裁的哥伦比亚贩毒集团运营的矿山。
Small-scale mining operations have sprung up in Colombia, fueled by the rising global price of gold, which surpassed $5,000 an ounce this year. Many are unlicensed, and some are controlled by criminals, cartels and armed rebel groups. A New York Times investigation found that the United States Mint had bought gold that originated from a mine in the country’s northwest operated by a Colombian drug cartel under Treasury Department sanctions.
哥伦比亚监察专员办公室在周一的声明中呼吁纳里尼奥周边的武装团体保证应急人员的安全通行，并确保人道主义援助能够抵达圣巴巴拉。纳里尼奥当局没有说明遇难者的年龄或性别。
In a statement on Monday, the Colombian ombudsman’s office called for armed groups around Nariño to guarantee safe access for emergency workers and humanitarian aid to reach Santa Bárbara. The authorities in Nariño did not specify the victims’ ages or genders.
“有整个家庭在这一令人痛心的事件中丧生，这让我们深感悲痛，”埃斯科瓦尔先生说。弗朗西斯卡·雷加拉多是《纽约时报》报道突发新闻的记者。
“There are entire families who have lost their lives in this regrettable event, which fills us with great sorrow,” Mr. Escobar said. Francesca Regalado is a Times reporter covering breaking news.