Omayra Sanchez Garcon was a 13 year old girl when she was killed as a result of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia. The eruption caused debris to be mixed with mudslides which overtook her village. Almost 23,000 people died in 1985 during this natural disaster. Omayra died a slow death over several days, the photo taken in her last hours went onto win awards and hopefully gain national attention to why this was able to happen in modern times.

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References for this Unscholarly Show

Pol Pot Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xUbLHgwDQ8&t=19s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omayra_S%C3%A1nchez

https://medium.com/@editors_91459/the-haunting-photograph-of-a-trapped-13-year-old-girl-that-shocked-the-world-1cb695677e16

https://www.quora.com/Why-was-it-impossible-to-rescue-Omayra-S%C3%A1nchez

https://www.elitereaders.com/the-agony-of-omayra-sanchez-trapped-under-volcanic-debris/