Spot News - Honorable mention
Felipe Caicedo Chacón
Colprensa
Colprensa
13 November, 1985
Luz Ensueño is rescued from the mud, some hours after volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted. The eruption caused a massive avalanche of mud, wiping Armero off the map and killing 23,000.
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