The Heartbreaking Photo That Made People Question Humanity

Omayra waited for sixty hours to be rescued, but that never happened

Yewande Ade
History Street
Published in
6 min readAug 22, 2022

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Frank Fourier’s photograph of Omayra Sanchez; Source: Mysteries Unresolved

InIn 1985, the Nelvado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupted after it had been inactive for 69 years. This unfortunate incident affected over 23,000 people who lost their lives and 14 villages were disrupted. The small town of Armero was greatly affected…

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