The World - News from June 16, 1986
More than 5,000 residents of Murillo, Colombia, ignored a government order to leave their homes despite warnings that the nearby Nevado de Ruiz volcano could soon erupt again. Only about 50 obeyed the order, townspeople said. The volcano has been spewing ash over the area with increasing frequency in recent days. Last November, an eruption set off a huge mud slide that roared down a canyon and buried the nearby town of Armero, killing 23,000 people.
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