The landslide was caused by the 1985 eruption of the volcano nevado del ruiz in armero, tolima. Armero, a town of 28,000 residents, was obliterated in minutes. The haunting image won him the 1986 world press photo of the year — and elicited public outrage.
Omayra sánchez was a little 13 year old girl who lived in armero when the “nevado del ruíz” erupted This photograph, widely circulated in the. When the lahar destroyed her house, her father and aunt died inside.
Omayra sanchez died on november 16, 1985 after being trapped in volcanic mud for over 60 hours after a volcanic eruption struck the colombian town of armero Omayra is pictured in this image on the day she died Fournier’s photograph of omayra sánchez was published globally and later won the 1986 world press photo of the year But with recognition came intense backlash.
