Armero tragedy

Today marks 20 years since the Armero tragedy, when the Nevado del Ruiz erupted and created a mudslide which killed over 20,000 during the night. I drove past there in 2001, and you would never think that a whole city used to be there -- there are just a couple of buildings in ruins, with overgrown vegetation (which if you obsererve closely, are actually the upper storeys). The whole place has an eerie sensation.

El Tiempo and the BBC have coverage of it today.
http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/proy_2005/armero/home/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/13/newsid_2539000/2539731.stm

By ixent on Nov 13, 2005, 07:39 in Friendly Talkzone.

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Lucia Rojas says on Nov 13, 2005, 07:43: I remember Omaira Omaira Sanchez the girl that was trapped between her house, buried in mud, and nobody could take her out..... Evrything was a terrible tragedy... OH And the Palacio de justicia... Has anyone been watching the news with all the real stories being uncovered now. Debates on TV. have been very good and enlighting. One minute of my silence for all of them... 0 funny, 0 helpful.

MatteoCapogreco says on Nov 13, 2005, 10:20: Link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4231020.stm 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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