Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago
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Martha Lucia Lopez holds a boat with a photo of her son Sergio Melendro Lopez missing since the Nevado del Ruiz eruption before the release of small boats with photos of the missing children, into the Guali River in Honda, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the disaster that killed about 25,000 people. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A fisherman collects small boats with photos of children missing since the Nevado del Ruiz eruption release, that were released by family members into the Guali River in Honda, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the disaster that killed about 25,000 people. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Families of children missing since the Nevado del Ruiz eruption release small boats with photos of the missing children, into the Guali River in Honda, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the disaster that killed about 25,000 people. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Benjamin Herrera shows a photo of his son Oscar Fernando Herrera, who disappeared during the avalanche triggered by the Nevado del Ruiz volcanic eruption that killed about 25,000 people in Armero, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, the day before the 40 year anniversary of the eruption. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)FILE - Aerial view shows destruction of mud flow in Armero, Colombia in the aftermath of the volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Nov. 18, 1985. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Martha Lucia Lopez holds a boat with a photo of her son Sergio Melendro Lopez missing since the Nevado del Ruiz eruption before the release of small boats with photos of the missing children, into the Guali River in Honda, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the disaster that killed about 25,000 people. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
