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Despite rumblings, Colombia volcano survivor skeptical of repeat disaster
4 years agoThe Nevado del Ruiz volcano emits a cloud of ash as seen from Bogota, on May 18, 2023. - The 5,300-metre (17,400-foot) colossus in western Colombia is one of the many volcanoes along the Ring of Fire, a path around the Pacific basin characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. The rumbling, notorious volcano has been showing increased seismic activity in the past weeks. (Photo by Guillermo MUNOZ / AFP)
Screams, dismembered bodies among the thousands dead, and his town buried in mud. Survivor William Suarez remembers the horror of Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcanic eruption of 1985, but he dismisses authorities' latest warnings of a repeat.