The Armero tragedy (Spanish: Tragedia de Armero [tɾaˈxeðja ðe aɾˈmeɾo]) occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima...
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people lived in the area at the time. The incident became known as the Armero tragedy. While the destruction of the town made world news in its own right...
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communities near the volcano. Colombia's worst natural disaster, the Armero tragedy (as it came to be known) was the second-deadliest volcanic disaster...
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Colombia, the latter of which killed more than 20,000 people in the Armero tragedy. The word lahar is of Javanese origin. Berend George Escher introduced...
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destroyed the town of Armero in Tolima, causing an estimated 25,000 deaths. This event later became known as the Armero tragedy—the deadliest lahar in...
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especially in a nation with a poor cinema industry. Venezuela portal Armero tragedy – a similarly catastrophic debris flow event caused by a volcanic eruption...
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office staff in 1977. He is best known for his coverage of the 1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia; the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, leading to a mudslide...
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other active volcanoes. In 1985, Voight blamed human error for the Armero tragedy in Colombia, where more than 23,000 died from an eruption from the Nevado...
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doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.08.007. Yablokov, Alexander (February 2001). "The Tragedy of Khait: A Natural Disaster in Tajikistan". Mountain Research and Development...
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Mining Engineering and Sciences. "The victims of Montserrat's volcano tragedy deserve an investigation". The Guardian. 25 June 2012. "Indonesian volcano...
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of the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz lahar in Colombia, which had caused the Armero tragedy, was shown to large numbers of people, including the country's then-president...
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disaster of the 20th century, after the Haiyuan landslides (China), the Armero tragedy (Colombia) and by some estimates the Khait landslide (Tajikistan). The...
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Tangiwai disaster was caused by a lahar, as was the 1985 Armero tragedy in which the town of Armero was buried and an estimated 23,000 people were killed...
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Nevado El Cisne Nevado del Huila Nevado del Quindío Nevado del Ruiz Armero tragedy Nevado de Santa Isabel Nevado del Tolima Patascoy Petacas Puracé Romeral...
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Bazzani: Watercolours of Pompeii when first excavated Volcanic destruction Armero tragedy, a city in Colombia that suffered a similar fate in 1985 Akrotiri, in...
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the Royal Albert Hall in a benefit concert for victims of the 1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia. Working Nights (Virgin Records V2343) – 1985 UK No. 23...
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populated areas, they can bury structures and people. An example was the Armero tragedy at Nevado del Ruiz where 23,000 died from an enormous mudflow. Lahars...
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starred in the Colombian TV series The Oasis, loosely based on the Armero tragedy in 1985. Since then, the albums have been pulled from release and are...
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Ruiz erupted and caused the Armero tragedy, which caused the death of more than 23,000 people and destroyed the town of Armero. The department's capital...
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in 1981, the IRC has participated in relief efforts during the 1985 Armero tragedy, as well as in the aftermath of the 2003 Bam earthquake, 2005 Kashmir...
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Ketsana Tropical cyclone 2009 Southeast Asia (, , , ) $1 $2.8 22,540 Armero tragedy Volcano eruption, Mudslides 1985 Colombia $1 $1.1 98 Surfside condominium...
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– Armero tragedy: The Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts, killing an estimated 23,000 people, including 21,000 killed by lahars, in the town of Armero, Colombia...
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cities like Orting to fear a disaster similar to the Armero tragedy. To prevent against such tragedies, authorities downriver from Rainier have conducted...
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Nevado El Cisne Nevado del Huila Nevado del Quindío Nevado del Ruiz Armero tragedy Nevado de Santa Isabel Nevado del Tolima Patascoy Petacas Puracé Romeral...
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graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse. November 13: The Armero tragedy, in which 20,000 people die following the eruption of the Nevado del...
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condolences for another tragedy: the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which killed 25,000 people in the Armero tragedy, in which he remarked "We...
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to the possibility of the 1986 World Cup being held in Colombia, the Armero tragedy and the Palace of Justice siege, the project was archived. In 1987,...
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flew through the ash cloud. 3 Nevado del Ruiz Colombia 1985 23,000 Armero tragedy 3 Mount Etna Italy 1979 9 A sudden phreatic explosion killed 9 tourists...
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Nevado El Cisne Nevado del Huila Nevado del Quindío Nevado del Ruiz Armero tragedy Nevado de Santa Isabel Nevado del Tolima Patascoy Petacas Puracé Romeral...
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American history from a single landslide. 13 Nov 1985 Armero, Tolima Department, Colombia Armero tragedy −5.03 −74.88 23,000 A minor eruption of the Nevado...
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