The Armero tragedy (Spanish: Tragedia de Armero [tɾaˈxeðja ðe aɾˈmeɾo]) occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia, on November 13, 1985.

Armero is a municipality in the Tolima Department, Colombia. According to the National Department of Statistics of Colombia, 12,852 lived in the town in 2005. Its median temperature is 27 °C. It was founded in 1895, but was not officially recognized as the seat of the region until 29 September 1908, by President Rafael Reyes. The town was ...

La tragedia de Armero fue un desastre natural, producto de la erupción del volcán Nevado del Ruiz el miércoles 13 de noviembre de 1985, que afectó a los departamentos de Caldas y Tolima, Colombia.

2023年11月13日 · On the fateful day of November 13, 1985, the town of Armero in Colombia experienced one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano unleashed a torrent of destruction, burying the …

2020年11月13日 · (CNN Español) – Desde meses antes, si no años, los habitantes de Armero —una próspera población rural en el norte del Tolima, Colombia— se reían cuando les decían que su pueblo podía sufrir una...

2025年1月31日 · On November 13, 1985, the people of Armero, a prosperous town in Colombia, were going about their daily lives until Nevado del Ruíz erupted.

2009年10月29日 · The 1985 eruption of Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz is the second most deadly volcanic eruption of the 20th century, resulting in the deaths of more than 25,000 people. Communities worldwide learned valuable lessons from this calamity.