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The Armero tragedy (Spanish: Tragedia de Armero [tɾaˈxeðja ðe aɾˈmeɾo]) occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia, on November 13, 1985. The volcano's eruption after 69 years of dormancy caught nearby towns unprepared, even though volcanological organizations had warned the government to ...
He moved to New York City and became a staff photographer at Contact Press Images in 1982 after joining the office staff in 1977. 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.
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 ...
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.
The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 ... at 11:35 a.m., three vehicles holding 35 guerrillas (25 men ... which killed 25,000 people in the Armero tragedy, ...
1985 Pablo Bartholomew: Bhopal disaster: The body of a child, killed in a chemical accident at the plant of US chemical company Union Carbide Corporation, is buried. Image: 1986 Frank Fournier: Omayra Sánchez: Sánchez, a victim of the Armero volcanic disaster, died after being trapped in a mud hole for 60 hours. Image: 1987 / Alon Reininger AIDS
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Lake died by suicide while in custody in 1985, while Ng was convicted in 1999 of 11 murders, including those of men, women, a young boy and an infant. The pair were known to have tortured and ...