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Posted by
SM6YKB on
2005-11-11
1985 the snow around the Arena crater of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano
melted, producing a huge and devastating avalanche of mud and rock that
completely destroyed the Colombian City of Armero. This is the major
volcano originated catastrophe endured by Colombia in its history, the
landslide killed almost 25,000 people and material losses were
priceless. Given the poor communication of the time and the lack of
coordination between rescue teams (national-local authorities and non
governmental organizations) assistance from radio amateurs was
paramount in directing aid in the rescue efforts and bringing in the
much-needed resources. This support later brought about monitoring of
the volcano and contributed to the establishment of emergency
committees, a basic requirement in preventing and lessening the effects
of future disasters. Twenty years later, these committees continue to
assess tasks during emergencies and plan for the future. Ham operators
today recognize the past efforts of our colleagues in helping others
throughout the long hours of work during this tragedy, honoring their
labor with this special callsign 5K20A, which will be on the air from
the prior Armero-Guayabal disaster site, authorized by the Colombian
Ministry of Communications through enactment No. 002421 of October 24,
2005. We will operate from November 10- 14, being the 13th the special
date our operation being on the air throughout the total 24-hour
period. Operation is being coordinated and operated by HK3FXE, Mr.
Alberto Jos? Su?rez and qsl managre is HK3SGP
73 and good dx oscar HK6PRO/HK3
- HK6PRO;
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