Omayra Sanchez Garzon died after being locked up for 60 hours.
The photographer explained why he did not save a 13-year-old child who became a symbol of the devastating volcanic disaster.
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The Colombian teenager, Omaira Sánchez Garzón, died along with tens of thousands of people when the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted on November 13, 1985.
One of the reasons the eruption is believed to have been so deadly is that it melted the glaciers on the mountain, creating a pyroclastic mudflow called a lahar.
The town of Armero is believed to have suffered three such events, killing more of the residents who survived the first eruption.
One of the most famous victims was Omaira Garzón, who was crushed under volcanic debris and mud. Many rescue operations were carried out to save Omaira’s life, but they could not pull her out and she died a few days later.
Those who tried to save her life could only comfort the child in his final hours. They put a coin on her to keep her away while people brought her sweets and drinks.
She died on November 16, three days after the eruption, from hypothermia or gangrene, saying: “Mom, I love you so much, Dad, I love you, brother, I love you.”
Divers later discovered that the thirteen-year-old girl’s legs were trapped under the roof of her home, with her late aunt’s hands holding them up.
Omayra became famous because of the picture taken by the photographer Frank Fournier. He took a picture of a girl with eyes so big they appeared black.
Omayra Garzon / Photo: Frank Fournier
Fournier’s photo traveled around the world and won the Media Photo of the Year competition in 1986.
The photographer said that the girl “faced death with courage and dignity”, recalling that she started hallucinating and asked the photographer to take her to school because she was afraid she would be late.
“She was in a large pond, covered from the middle down with concrete and other debris from houses. She was there for almost three days. Dawn was just beginning and the poor girl was in pain. Hundreds of people went to It was difficult for rescuers to reach them. “There were several helicopters, some borrowed from an oil company, that were trying to rescue people. Then there was this little girl, and people had no power to help her. Rescuers were coming back to her, local farmers and people who had some kind of … then medical help.
Omayra Garzon / Photo: Frank Fournier
Fournier remembered that some people asked him after this: “Why didn’t you help her? Why didn’t you get her out?”
He explained that saving the girl was “impossible”, saying: “There was an uproar – a debate on television about the nature of a photojournalist, about how popular he or she is. But I felt the only thing I could I was glad there was some kind of response, it would be worse if people didn’t care I’m very clear that I. I do and how I do it, and trying to do my job with the true honesty and sincerity of the lack of confidence of the leaders of the bridge country that connects people to it. That’s the magic of it.”
Let us remind you that scientists are last he recreated the real face of an Egyptian mummy screaming in agony. It was discovered in 1935 in Deir el-Bahar and has only now been rebuilt.
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2024-08-24 04:43:25
