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The 1999 Colombian film Soplo de vida (Breath of life), directed by Luis Ospina, tells the story in the context of the Armero tragedy and in which the protagonists are survivors. [65] [66] Armero, a film about the tragedy directed by Christian Mantilla, [67] [68] was released on September 21, 2017. [69] [70]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Garzón. Omayra Sánchez Frank Fournier's photograph of Sánchez Born Omayra Sánchez Garzón (1972-08-28) August 28, 1972 Armero, Tolima, Colombia Died November 16, 1985 (1985-11-16) (aged 13) Armero, Tolima, Colombia Cause of death Killed by the volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz ...
He is best known for his coverage of the 1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia; the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, leading to a mudslide that killed more than 25,000 people. His portrait of Omayra Sánchez, a dying 13-year-old girl trapped under the debris of her home, won the 1986 World Press Photo award. [1]
The Nov. 13, 1985 eruption became known as the Armero tragedy -- the deadliest of its kind in recorded history. It claimed the lives of an estimated 25,000 people.
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The Armero tragedy, as the event came to be known, was the second-deadliest volcanic disaster in the 20th century, being surpassed only by the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, [38] and is the fourth-deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded history. [39] It is also the deadliest known lahar, [8] and Colombia's worst natural disaster. [40]
Photos shows mudslides, floods after storm in Southern California Mud lies on a street, following a mudslide, in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2025.
Lahars from the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption in Colombia caused the Armero tragedy, burying the city of Armero under 5 metres (16 ft) of mud and debris and killing an estimated 23,000 people. [11] A lahar caused New Zealand's Tangiwai disaster, [12] where 151 people died after a Christmas Eve express train fell into the Whangaehu River in 1953 ...