Colombia's Killer Volcano - Nevado Del Ruiz - A Short Documentary

When Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted on 13th November 1985 it wasn't particularly powerful or spectacular. Nonetheless, it led to the second worst volcanic disaster of the 20th Century. Why did so many have to die...??
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[@theravenseye9443]

For some unknown reason the photographs of the rescue attempt of Omayra kept triggering the KZbin 18+ rating, meaning that the video would not appear in search or browse, and that basically nobody would see it. I tried many times to re-edit the video but could never figure out what exactly the KZbin AI found offensive. In the end I had to block out most of the photographs to get around this problem.

[@Dat-Mudkip]

Don't you just _love_ KZbin?

[@Big_Red_Wade]

that sucks as many other videos on this topic on youtbe show it all no issues, her eyes were so alien like the horror she lived before she died must of been terrible.

[@noralee6787]

Yeah that is KZbin for you.. But I have to see half naked women, but hey that is okay.. Right??

[@jayt9882]

Oh my word...I should have read comments first...!!! I've just spent the last half an hour going in circles round my yt/google account trying to fix it... LOL 😂😂😂 Same thing happening (more or less) on your "three photos..." video which I can't access at all. I hope this doesn't mean your channel is living on borrowed time... :( KZbin - I'm 64 yo for goodness sake - I don't need nannying for these sorts of images!!

[@Paleoman]

Its time to find a platform other than you tube. Its censorship you and countless other people posting are running into. You tube is only getting worse so its time to send a message.

[@Syntvx_error]

I'm from Colombia, and my family had a Armero's disaster picture in the wall since I was a kid, this was about Omayra Sánchez and the pope Juan Pablo II. I was so interested in the story that my mother told me it at 7, thank you for upload this

[@jpmtlhead39]

The image of that little girl trapped waste down,but always with a very friendly face,facing the cameras,not kowing she was abaut to die,still Haunts me. What a Brave child ,hold on for so long,in those horrible conditions,stills makes me cry today. RIP you little Brave Angel.

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

She was an inspiration to us all. So sad yet so brave.

[@stevie-ray2020]

I disagree, because despite her smile, her eyes convoy the grim reality of knowing what her fate was going to be!

[@jpmtlhead39]

@@stevie-ray2020 she was too young to realize that. In that age, their mind's are not even near that stage. Of their own mortality.

[@elmin82]

that image really haunting me, rip to the girl

[@NashBen]

@@jpmtlhead39 She was 13, not an infant.. she most definitely was very well aware of her fate.

[@cydkriletich6538]

I remember that courageous little girl, who patiently waited in hopes she would be freed. When I heard she died, I was heartbroken. What a terrible tragedy.

[@peterf.229]

She was too weak for the double amputation of her legs due to a massive infection she had. The day before was when the rescues were attempted and they left her to help others that would live, not being harsh it’s part of triage

[@robertwilloughby8050]

There was also an older girl who was also trapped, (she was looking after the house after her parents had to go to the capital for a family emergency) and she was actually laughing and joking with her rescuers. They got her out too, and she insisted on walking to the helicopter on blistered legs and feet, grimly joking all the time. She had a massive heart attack in the Helicopter and died.

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

I can't tell if that's better or worse.

[@68Boca]

My Ex partner's sister was a 4th or 5th year medical student doing volunteer work at the clinic in Armero at the time. On that day, luckily for her, she had left around 4pm to drive to Ibague about an hours drive away. She was supposed to go back the next day. She was very lucky, as her room was in a house behind the clinic. Both of which were wiped out.

[@PiXie232]

Wow.. talk about lucky.. very lucky indeed!! That’s crazy! I bet she played a large role in helping with the wounded when they came in considering she was a medical student on her way to becoming a doctor, yes?

[@68Boca]

@@PiXie232 Yes, I believe she went to another village nearby. Can't remember the name? She was there for about 2 weeks. Now she is Doctor living in Florida, but spent several years working for Doctors without Borders in Honduras and Guatemala and Iraq. She is about 5" 0' and as fiery Latin as you could imagine!

[@AshLilburne]

I know its been said a few times, but this channel will definitely go places. High quality, no nonsense content, your subscriber count is the only unexplained mystery around here ;)

[@Timberella3003]

He'll get there. Mrballen and Fascinating Horror also started slow. Yes, I am putting Raven's Eye in the same league of top-quality product.

[@chargilchrist]

@@Timberella3003 I agree. Here! Here!

[@benjay4571]

Don’t worry. This’ll get hundreds of thousands of views. The algorithm is recommending you to us now. 🍻

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

@@Timberella3003 I have added this channel to my subscribe list more recently. I do like Raven's Eye as well as Mr. Ballen, Fascinating Horror, plus Explore With Us, Dark Curiosities, Lazy Masquerade. Nexpo, Blameitonjorge, Shrouded Hand and Inside A Mind. I tend to have a taste for listening to the stories that are weird, mysterious, tragic, horrifying and disturbing. (With my heart always going out to those who may have different from from the subject of the videos, such as this volcano eruption, for example.) Also I am into news of lost media.

[@Timberella3003]

@@bluecollie55_movies25 Thank you for the excellent suggestions!

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

It may not sound ad bad as some deaths, but death by infection is an absolutely terrible way to die. I got a nasty cut on the back of my left leg from some razor wire atop a fence located on the horse ranch where I was living at the time. It ended up becoming badly infected because I was an undiagnosed diabetic at the time and my blood was full of sugar for the infection to feed on. I was in the hospital with a nasty fever and blood and puss pouring out of the wound on my leg. It took a full week of round the clock antibiotics just to bring the infection under control, let alone killing it. Worst week of my life

[@JerryFisher]

Glad to hear you recovered. Ugh! What a terrible experience. I had an acquaintance who was diabetic and stepped on a rusty nail and didn't realize it for a while! That was an odyssey from hell for him.

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

Man that sounds horrible. I am glad that you recovered and back to being better, though.

[@neronevetti4540]

That happened to me..

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

@@JerryFisher ooof, especially the bottom of the foot! Diabetics have to pay extra special attention to the toes and bottoms of their feet! I hope your friend made a full recovery!

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

@@bluecollie55_movies25 thank you for the well wishes! I did indeed recover fully from the infection, though i have a nasty scar to forever remind me if the experience!

[@barrydysert2974]

Excellent treatment of this tragedy. i have a comment on Lahars. The heat of the eruption melts so much ice so fast that the water is never ice water. It's boiling water that's highly acidic as well. It wouldn't be boiling by the time it reached the town, but it would still be hot. In the video of the lahar in Japan you can see steam raising from the flow. i am not trying to make this any worse than it was. Objectively speaking, i believe boiling acid water is far worse than ice water. Thank you for your diligence in documenting these stories !:-) 💜🙏⚡️ 💜🙏⚡️

[@ledoynier3694]

it's ice water as in water coming from the mountain ice caps, not a reference to its temperature. Makes the point it's ice water and not rain water.

[@barrydysert2974]

@@ledoynier3694 Yes, but that misses the point 💜🙏⚡️

[@peterf.229]

Also the “mud” is partly from ash that falls as it was spewing out ash for a time before the eruption. A minor point but it’s why the water /mud is thick like cement

[@dahlia3307]

Been binging this channel all day, love it. R.I.P Omayra. I cannot imagine having such fortitude at such a young age...in such an awful situation. Seeing that spot made into basically a memorial was beautiful.

[@peterf.229]

The creepy part for me were the blocks , they are what fell on her legs and trapped her legs and kept her Aunt under the water

[@PerseidaMode]

One of my father's best friends died in Armero that day. He had a soap factory and travelled in his truck to distribute it in different places. That day, he decided to pass the night in a hotel in Armero to continue his trip next day. Very sad

[@Hurricane0721]

This was such a horrific and sad tragedy. The disaster was made even sadder by the fact that those poor people didn’t have to die. Those people were killed by an utterly incompetent and greedy government who ignored the danger and warnings about the volcano. KZbin, this was horrific natural disaster. There is absolutely no need to censor the horrors, photographs and videos, and the facts of a natural disaster. This disaster is an irrefutable historical fact. Shame on KZbin for completely unnecessary censorship!

[@josealmeida76]

Nowadays, we are such snowflakes that we can't handle the truth...

[@Dat-Mudkip]

Don't get me wrong, I didn't really want to see those photos, but I'd rather see these and be reminded of the horror then have it outright censored. I mean if you _really_ can't handle it, there's an entire list of videos on the sidebar that are just a click away...

[@mauricedavis2160]

I couldn't have said it any better!!!🙏😢

[@josealmeida76]

@@mauricedavis2160 What is you couldn't say better?

[@mauricedavis2160]

@@josealmeida76 hurricane 0721 comment, since you are asking!!!🙏👍👻

[@raymutan7041]

as a geography student , this video made memorising this event for an essay way easier after seeing the devasting impact it had and it literally wipe out a whole town

[@JetCityJester]

I live 76 miles from Mt Rainer in Washington State, and the ancient lahar routes go from the summit to Puget Sound - some 90 miles away. There are many developments and towns existing in the shadow of the mountain. Many of the towns near the slopes have now grown so large that officials admit that a hurried evacuation would be difficult, if not impossible. The lessons of nearby Mt. Saint Helens were not applied.

[@ingGS]

I visited Armero this past January as it was my mom’s long dream. The energy there is heartbreaking, you can see the ruins and an altar for Omayra. So sad and tragic.

[@sabrinatscha2554]

I remember watching footage of this in the late 90s and seeing a giant chunk of earth about the size of a barn rushing down the middle of the lahar and in the middle of this chunk of land was a single white cat…. I’ve always hoped it’s somehow made it off alive. Poor kitty.

[@erictaylor5462]

That girl was 2 years younger than me when she died. She would have been 50 by now.

[@gertrudis214]

I went to Armero, or what was Armero about 12 years ago. Nothing is there, other than a few remains of buildings. Not even trees grew back on most parts. Omairas grave stands filled with toys and flowers. THe feeling I got was so sad, the energy is so heavy and haunting, me and my friend, we had to leave sooner than expected. Its a terribly sad deressing place. God rest the souls of all those who died, particularly all those children (angels). I know sttories of survivors too, who are still haunted by their experience. Its trully hard to put into words.

[@untalfelipin5202]

Many people who go to that place say the same thing, they say that they feel a strange tension, like a heavy atmosphere, that everything is gloomy and disturbing. 😱😰

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

Your channel is excellent! I hope it will be seen by more people, it definitely deserves more subscribers. I remember when this happened. It was just so tragic. I know that photo...it still haunts me.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks - I appreciate the comment..!!

[@iliketoxictacos7251]

Your channel is excellent.🙋

[@meowzic]

Cool image block, KZbin. Censorship is getting ridiculous.

[@wilhelmdietrich8474]

Is that automatic or is it added by the user? That's super weird.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

It's definitely a photo worth seeing. Her image will stay with me forever.

[@saragrant9749]

Sometimes censorship is a necessity. I’m sure you can look up the image yourself, to satisfy a clearly morbid fascination.

[@meowzic]

@@saragrant9749 Censorship has gone so far to treat us all like children. It's not about morbid curiosity but the consequence of reality. Walk through the American War Museum in Ho Chi Minh City and you'll be brought to tears from the atrocity of senseless war. Facebook goes as far as demonetizing anyone using the most basic of words, like alcohol, abuse, drugs, etc. As much as neo-liberalism loves censorship, it's authoritarian and a war on the freedom of speech, no matter how stupid or fallacious that speech, it prevents open discourse.

[@saragrant9749]

@@meowzic open discourse is fine, but if you have this driving need to see graphic, disturbing images or videos you’re free to go look them up at sites that have proper age restrictions in place, to keep young children from viewing. The general public has no need of seeing things like this- much like having controls on the tv for parents. Because of people like you, who see no harm in having such subjects out there for all to see are the reason we NEED such regulations and restrictions. And so you know, I have been to several museums including the one you mentioned and have seen the photos on display. It’s nothing a child needs to see!!

[@geodeaholicm4889]

volcanoes are some of the most impressive natural processes there are. they are exceptionally important to life on earth, but they are also exceptionally dangerous, sometimes in non obvious ways. your vids are excellent.

[@JerryFisher]

I can understand that things can be triggers for people, but censorship of painful truths is getting out of hand. The images of that poor little girl, in some cases smiling for the cameras and full of optimism while being unaware that her rescuers can do nothing, doesn't merit censorship. They aren't graphic. They aren't exploitive or lack respect as some would claim. The worst that can be said of them is that they are heartbreaking. The censorship of her photos and others speaks volumes about the people who demand, and grant censorship. They are unwilling or unable to accept that life can be downright monstrous to people who didn't deserve it. Censoring such photos doesn't magically make things go away. It happened. It sucks. Look, cry, think, and learn.

[@theravenseye9443]

I could never work out what the KZbin AI thought it was seeing. I tried again and again to edit the video to stop it from triggering the age restriction - in the end, blacking out 90% of the photo was the only way.

[@skydivejumprope]

@@theravenseye9443 KZbin is so messed up. If you're a 'mainstream' news organization with a youtube channel, it's totally ok to say the words 'r@pe', 's3x', 'ch!ld p0rn', and also post pics like the one of Omarya and much worse, but if you're an independent content creator like yourself along with many many others, you're automatically age restricted, demonitized or just straight up censored. It's messed up.

[@JerryFisher]

@@theravenseye9443 It's maddening how random and capricious YT seems to be when it comes to censorship isn't it? I hope you understand I wasn't criticizing you. I think your videos are top notch! YT, meh, but unfortunately it is pretty much the only game in town.

[@JerryFisher]

@@theravenseye9443 I'm deeply apologize if you took this to be an attack on you. I should have been clearer. It was about YT being inconsistent and patronizing.

[@theravenseye9443]

@@JerryFisher No offense taken - no worries!

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

KZbin: "Images blocked due to KZbin age restriction." Me: "But I'm almost 30 years old! Why are you restricting it from _me_ ?"

[@PiXie232]

Right? I had to think if I had my settings messed up.. I’ve seen the other photos before though, and they weren’t overly graphic, anymore than what it showed of the famous picture of Almira, the poor little soul, trapped in the water- right before she passed away. It just shows her with the rescuers trying to get her out, but them making no headway. I can’t imagine what she must have went through.

[@davidrhp847]

KZbin know better than all it's viewers what is appropriate for all... Big Brother is Watching.

[@JerryFisher]

I used to run into that age restriction message, but YT would let me click to see the video since I have an account with Google that includes my age. I think Google (owner of YT) decided to just be arbitrary and capricious about what is okay for anyone of any age to see. I understand the motivation, up to a point. This particular example is idiotic and someone from YT or Google should be made to explain themselves.

[@pyrotechnick420]

This youtuber is smart, if he age restricts this video by showing that footage then he stands to get a lot less views bc the youtube algorithm treats age restricted videos poorly

[@haven_lady675]

Basically creating KZbinkids is pointless

[@sparrowhawk_lastname]

Thank you for not going into detail about the little girl's fate. The last video I watched about this disaster had a very detailed description of her suffering, and it was deeply unpleasant to listen to. That poor child.

[@peterf.229]

Well , if you are going to die it might not be all bad not knowing you are because you are out of it

[@helenawarsinnak]

This is such a horrible tradegy...I remember hearing about this and seeing those unforgettable pictures of poor Omayra Sanchez...not only was she trapped by the brick wall of her family home, but when divers went under to see if there was anyway possible to free her, they noticed not only was the brick wall trapping her, but her aunt (who had past away) was literally still holding on to Omayra's ankles😥... for 60hrs this poor sweet angel was trapped before she eventually died from gangrene and hypothermia... obviously (and unfortunately) many others had also passed away from this eruption, but her story will always be the one I'll never be able to forget....but I hope and pray that Omayra, her family and all the other victims of this eruption may RIP 🙏💜😥

[@peterf.229]

The aunt had a hold of her higher up as she was crushed over most of her body. Her ankles were under the blocks. A doorway was why she wasn’t held under the water and she was basically in a kneeling position with her legs crushed below the knee.

[@rastra1321]

😢💔🌹

[@zetectic7968]

I remember this on the news. Absolutely shocking and as you stated, a totally inept and inadequate response from the authorities who had time to take positive steps to mitigate this horrendous disaster.

[@njunderground82]

I've been to the volcano once, in October 2012. It's a beautiful mountain, but you must constantly keep the danger in the back of your mind. There's still occasional ash eruptions and a steam column rising from the crater.

[@ecuadorexpat8558]

I live in Ecuador where we have 19 of the worlds largest and mostly active volcanoes are lined up on a 250 km stretch..seeing some of them recently was a great adventure

[@peterf.229]

Yes they are along the Pacific rim of fire , I’m kinda jealous I love volcanoes despite their danger. Wish I could see them in more countries than the USA where I live. I do too live near several dormant / probably extinct volcanoes in central Arizona

[@ecuadorexpat8558]

@@peterf.229 come visit Ecuador!!!

[@localbod]

A very good video. I lived in Colombia for 4 years. I visited Nevado del Ruiz. The volcanic landscape is grey and pink and quite a surreal place. When I lived in a small village called San Antonio del Tequendama, I would often see the volcano on the horizon weather permitting. Given the scale of the human tragedy following the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz and the subsequent lahars that were caused, it surprises me how little is known of what happened in Colombia by people in the UK and Europe.

[@ernestweaver9720]

That beautiful little girl. She was so brave. God bless all those that could have been saved and all those who could not.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Clearly there is no caring God!...wake up.

[@scofab]

A very sad story, but very well told. Thank you.

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

You are able to present some of the most tragic events of history very well. Thank you. This scene is a vivid reminder of people in authority look after themselves and their interests before ever considering the impact of those decisions on the lives of those who are entrusted to them.

[@andyjay729]

This may happen to Seattle someday; with Mt. Rainier's icecap, it also has a scary lahar risk.

[@Sashazur]

I think the risk to the Tacoma area is higher, as it’s closer to Rainier.

[@sabishiihito]

The whole Pacific Northwest is seemingly sitting on a powder keg, between the volcanoes like Mt. Rainier and the Cascadia subduction zone 😱

[@curbozerboomer1773]

@@Sashazur You are correct...the situation has been studied, and prepared for, as much as humans can prepare for such terrifying events...at the worst, rainier could send Lahars into Southern Puget sound...fossil records indicate that this did happen, many hundreds of years ago..Seattle is safe from the mountain, but not safe from the eventual earthquakes that could cause very serious damage...I live in Seattle area, and have experienced several nasty earthquakes in my 76 years...I will likely miss "the big one", as locals are obsessed with. There is a window of likely huge activity, but the window is 2-5 hundred years in the future.

[@briandoyle667]

Makes a man cry to see that little girl stuck like that and knowing her demise

[@Myrea_Rend]

That emphasis on the phrase "local economic interests" at 1:54 made me think of just how often the casualties in disasters come from _local economic interests_ pressuring people out of taking safety measures. It's all over the investigation videos from the US Chemical Safety Board, although those don't tend to involve volcanoes.

[@peterf.229]

It failed to mention the mayor refusing to evacuate the town , despite being asked to between the pre-eruption venting and the main eruption .

[@electrum310]

The little girl died by exhaustion on-air in tv journals around the world. I remember her very clearly.

[@nlucia757]

Thank you for making this video, to this day I can remember everything vividly. Supposedly the volcano is expected to erupt again in the coming days and there is a chance it may cause similar avalanches on the adjacent rivers, alerts are being widely distributed thanks to social media. At least this time around there is more awareness from the regular citizens and a distrust towards the local governments communications insisting there is nothing to worry about.

[@peggybrem2848]

I remember this tragedy & I remember seeing Omayra🙏 Bless her ♥️

[@janmccann8081]

Excellent report. No sensational music or over-the-top voice. Thanks.

[@theravenseye9443]

Many thanks!

[@susangreene9662]

This is the second disaster I've viewed where experts expressed their concern but politicians told people not to worry. BTW: those politicians died as well. In this case, the experts were threatened with arrest and told to leave. Too bad the inhabitants were not able to hear them speak of impending disaster. Also BTW: When ash starts to fall, get your ashes out of town fast!

[@jturtle5318]

There probably wasn't much ash fall, it stopped, and they were told to stay indoors. It was the pyroclastic flow later that melted the glacier.

[@mikeclarke952]

The Omayra story is gut wrenching.

[@sebastianbaltazar8213]

Really well presented documentary. I flew over this volcano yesterday and wondered about its history.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks! Hope you had a good flight.

[@luisito6314]

The case about that girl is one of the saddest things I have ever known

[@LilAngelPrincess95]

The whole video I was thinking it sounded familiar and then the picture of Omayra was mentioned. Days of being trapped with all attempts of rescue failling is such a terrible fate.

[@adameve2647]

I like this channel the narrators voice fits perfectly well

[@DANIELYATESY8ZY]

First 1 of your videos ive seen, subscribed staight after it. It made such a refreshing change to hear someone talk about a disaster in a suitable tone, no wierd voice alterations and better yet youve clearly done research for your video, rather than what far too many channels do and just giving what they assume a witness statement would sound like after mixing in some over dramatic unnessessary details 👍🏼

[@didymos32]

I started googling more about this tragedy and this is so horrific, to die in such a way, to be buried, may they all rest in peace 🕊

[@peterf.229]

Most under the mud died quickly

[@Stichting_NoFap]

If you select to make the video age restricted, then you are allowed to show the footage that is age restricted.

[@ButtersCCookie]

Thank you so much. You're the only one who actually informs. Thoroughly. Not just for money off the suffering of others.

[@jturtle5318]

Amayra was the saddest image I've ever seen, so bravely holding on to the log, with the whites of her eyes already turning dark.

[@chrissilvester5663]

This channel is really going places. The content is amazing, so detailed & fascinating to watch. Also you've got a great narrating voice too. Keep up the amazing work. Your content is a joy to watch mate

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks Chris!

[@rsbff4521]

Informative and well-organized documentary, thanks

[@plunder1956]

Possibly the most amazing individual story you've covered. Yet again greed & terrible government just destroys people with stupidity.

[@richatom71]

This channel is brilliant .Thank you Raven's Eye .

[@stuartwhitta9333]

I'm a new subscriber to this channel after a video appeared in my recommendations, i watched it and was hooked, i think these videos are so well put together and extremely interesting. and i just can't believe that you only have 15k subs, its criminal

[@AtarahDerek]

Lahars are literally concrete. They are what inspired the Romans to invent manmade concrete. The first recipe for concrete ever created called for lots and lots of volcanic ash.

[@felixthecleaner8843]

Awesome vid Raven - Subbed.

[@sciencenate]

Great to get the story behind this haunting photo. Rip to the whole town…

[@mariebelladonna437]

Your videos are awesome, my guy. You have a new subscriber. 😊

[@cubpop6951]

This sounds like something out of a film!

[@Youcanttouchmyhandle]

Thank you so so much The Ravens Eye amazing job Thank you for continuing to get the truth out 💐💐

[@AAWolf314]

Thank you for this video. I am Colombian, but I don’t know much about my country and my mom and family told me about what happened truly heartbreaking.

[@Straswa]

Great vid Raven's Eye. RIP to all the souls lost in this horrible tragedy.

[@dottiegillespie8067]

Wow! I just discovered your channel. How wonderful it is and how intelligent you are. Thank you for your hard work. I am now a new subscriber. Thanks again

[@JerryFisher]

As a side note, governments have told people that they were safe with tragic results. Armero is a tragic example as this video noted. As another commentator below noted, there is the instance of business and political interests dismissing the danger from Mount Pelee on Martinique back in 1902. A similar story is that of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. In 1975 Mount Baker, also in Washington, began to show unusual signs that the USGS worried might be signs of an impending eruption. The state took the correct and responsible actions (lowering a reservoir and restricting access). The volcano never erupted and business interests and the public were angry at lost profits and being barred for their own safety. Then 1980 and Mount St. Helens happened. The USGS was more cautious and general about its predictions. The government was less decisive as it didn't want more angry businesses and people again. As the infamous bulge on the north slope of Mount St. Helens formed and grew outward, the USGS became more concerned and convinced the state to establish restricted access zones. Predictably landowners and businesses were angered. Logging companies didn't want to lose possible income and loggers weren't overly worried. Home owners in the red zone were upset that they were being kept away. The blue and red zones extended out roughly to the distance recommend by the USGS to the south and southeast. But the boundaries stopped at the property lines for logging companies to the north and west. The USGS tried to make the danger of a massive landslide clear and persuade government officials to push out the boundaries of the blue and red zones. The people in charge mostly dismissed the predictions, remembering the fallout from Mount Baker. As the bulge grew and the USGS became more strident, paperwork to extend the restricted zones further out was drawn up, but by the time it was ready for the governor's signature, it was sitting on the governor's desk over a weekend. By the time Monday rolled around Mount St. Helens had erupted. Tragic, yes, but what followed was obscene. People who died in the eruption were victim blamed with the lie being started by the governor. President Carter repeated the lie believing it to be fact. The friends and families of the victims were cruelly traumatized repeatedly. When it became known that all but three of the victims were outside the zones, (two of whom had official government permission) there was no apology or even an admission that the claims of victims sneaking into restricted areas were all wrong. In most cases victims were far enough outside the red zone that they couldn't see the volcano. What is the cherry on this ugly sundae is that the governor went to great lengths to avoid apologizing, instead consistently shifting blame anywhere else she could come up with. She defended her slander and doubled down on her lies about the victims. To this day many people still believe the falsehood that victims were completely at fault. The only fault the victims had was that they trusted the people they elected were impartial and acted with their best interests in mind. See this video by Washington PBS for more on the ugly saga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oofLY2V7fcihnrs

[@saragrant9749]

This is sadly another example of what can happen when people ignore what Mother Nature is telling them. If she’s telling you to leave- you should. What a tragic- but amazing- story of that one girl, what a brave and beautiful soul.

[@vaughnedwards1724]

This girl I remember from time magazine..so sad her eyes..

[@lyedavide]

As is so often the case where economic gains outweigh the risks of loss of human lives, the final harvest is black with nothing but the crimson tinge of the blood of the dead and dying. It should make one wonder, that when basketful of crops is all that stands between a meal and hunger for billions of people, what would an objective, intelligent observer from another world think of humanity? I'm persuaded to think the that a cursory glance would illicit a thought that beggars belief. Humanity and civility are mutually exclusive. Thanks for another great but tragic tale.

[@brentanllewellyn3898]

Heart wrenching

[@marknestbox]

"Pssst... you've discovered a secret gem hidden on YT, Well Done!"

[@ripwednesdayadams]

That poor little girl. She was slowly dying yet she was more concerned about the people trying to rescue her. her. I hope she found some peace in the end.

[@briankdey1746]

For once the algorithm took me to a good place and I'm glad to be here cheers to many more subscriptions and positive futures

[@joselineayikoru2310]

Your channel is growing on me! Been binge watching. Keep up the good work

[@theravenseye9443]

Hi Joseline - glad you found the channel !!

[@crpgap9595]

The idea that prizes and awards are given out for photos of people dying is as sick as the incompetence that causes these tragedies. But I'm hardly surprised by anything the media does anymore.

[@blancabulgrin5560]

Yes I remember watching this story in tele.I just cried so much the americans tired over n over but no ,she was stuck thank you america !

[@danw2112]

I just watched a video that said that Nevado Del Ruiz is active again. (April 2023).

[@judyvalencia3257]

Those poor people! It seems that nobody could warn them due to such lack of communications!

[@samanthagomez7074]

Wow RIP 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Horrible Story For Real 🙏🌹 Poor Innocent Victim's and Children's 🌹🙏 😥😥💔😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪💔💔😪💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😪😪💔💔😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪 From Edinburg Texas

[@erictaylor5462]

And a large number of those deaths were 100% unnecessary. The picture of this young girl is heartbreaking. I don't wonder why it is blocked. It's not graphic, really. just a young girl looking at the camera with black eyes.

[@fredsilvers1427]

I was wondering about the black eyes.

[@ThePursuitofHappiness1988]

Anyone who says “trust the government” is a fool.

[@charliekezza]

Love ur channel

[@impnainteasy7822]

Woot! 7501st sub. Great content bro thank you.

[@theravenseye9443]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@NeidalRuekk]

Looks like the two biggest killer eruptions in the 20th century were relatively avoidable. Had the people of St Pierre not been threatened with being arrested for leaving the town because of a stupid election, and the inhabitants of Armero given warning that the volcano was going to unleash hell, most if not all of them could have survived. If the respective volcanoes had not gone off then yes, the officials would have looked a bit foolish, but at least the citizens would be ALIVE to look 'foolish', rather than dead and suffering through an unimaginable horror. Over 55,000 dead from both disasters.

[@Youcanttouchmyhandle]

RIP to all those who lost their lives ❤️‍🔥

[@susanyoung5447]

Age restriction? I'm 65. Since when am I not old enough to see anything?

[@kinmaravee2955]

They did a wrong call for time of evacuation... if only they make it earlier and more immediate... it wouldn't happened that way... unlike in Philippines where the volcanologists make a decision to alert the whole towns around and the authorities to evacuate on the spot... not to mention that while the Mt. Pinatubo is erupting, there is a terrible storm with heavy rains and strong winds rolling in... making a devastating lahar flow flooding and buried the surrounding towns and cities... but because they make a wise decision to put the people to safety and do it quickly... it only took 800+ lives in casualty... although it's quite a number... atleast it far from the worst case scenario...

[@adameve2647]

It's very precarious to live near the reach of an active volcano

[@TheMouseAvenger]

10:57 = At least, KZbin couldn't censor that last infamous photo of this poor angel! 😭 It's ridiculous that we couldn't see the other pictures of her, though -- do you know where the uncensored photos of her are?

[@theravenseye9443]

Hi - If you google image search "Omyra Sanchez" you will find the photos of the rescue efforts of the people trying to save her.

[@TheMouseAvenger]

@@theravenseye9443 OK, thanks! ^_^

[@justbe1451]

I'm 57 years old and annoyed KZbin thinks I'm too young to view all of your video.

[@henrysantos121]

Excellent documentary Like always very well done, Ribirin

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

Volcano trying to take that town out “third times the charm!”

[@MizzzFizzz]

Would love some new music, I binge-watched almost everything you've relased haha love it, but this track is getting abit grating for me personally XD. Feels like I'm stuck in a disaster loop.

[@Timberella3003]

Google owns KZbin. KZbin "age restricts" the images of the girl. Google meanwhile, has no restriction on image searches. Google is (comment age restricted)!

[@BoutiqueLaTrice]

No words. Just wow.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thank You - much appreciated.

[@alexschmollinger6576]

South America has a lot of Deadly but Beautiful Volcanoes 🌋 Volcanoes are Dangerous and Deadly

[@soly-dp-colo6388]

Always listen to scientists.

[@andrewdaley3081]

😂🤣🇬🇧👍

[@oatsroasted6759]

I have heard this story many times. My heart sinks like it's the first time I heard the little girl story.

[@Ferdrew-rp5ey]

Damn ! Irresponsible government ! Harsh lesson ! Sad ending... 👎😠💀

[@joyleenpoortier7496]

RIP to all.