What the records say
- When
- 9 May 1993
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 4.07° S, 78.79° W
- Description
- 1993 landslide in Ecuador
- Deaths
- 300
Nambija mine disaster
1993 landslide in Ecuador
The Nambija mine disaster was a landslide which occurred in a remote mining settlement in the southeastern part of Ecuador on 9 May 1993. A part of the mountain above the countless mines gave way and buried about 300 people. A definite number will never be known, since there are no records about the number of people living or working in Nambija.
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