The Miami Herald
01 November, 1985
An arm protrudes through the mud. When volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted on November 13, it sent a tidal wave of mud, ashes and rocks smashing down the town of Armero. It left an estimated 25,000 people dead, 22,000 homeless and more than 60,000 acres of farmland ruined.
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