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Omayra Sánchez

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Armero revisited

 

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Omayra Sanchez, a symbol of the Armero tragedy

 

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Omayra Sánchez

 

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El fotógrafo Frank Fournier revive la tragedia de Armero y Omayra en Xposure

 

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NO PRIVACY : Omayra Sánchez

Omayra Sánchez Garzón was a 13-year-old Colombian girl killed in Armero, Tolima, by the 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Volcanic debris mixed with ice to form massive lahars, which rushed into the river valleys below the mountain, killing more than 25,000 people and destroying Armero and 13 other villages.