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 When the lahar destroyed her house, her father and aunt died inside. Columbian teenager omayra sánchez garzón died along with tens of thousands of others when the nevado del ruiz volcano erupted on 13 november, 1985. 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. This photograph, widely circulated in the. Armero, a town of 28,000 residents, was obliterated in minutes.
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