Because of a volcano eruption, Omayra Sánchez was pinned beneath the debris of her house, where she remained trapped in water for three days and died of hypothermia. In the last hours of her life, she began hallucinating; her eyes became red, face and hands swelled up.
The death of Omayra Sánchez became a symbol of the failure of officials to properly assist victims who could have been saved. Her pitch-black eyes penetrate deep into your mind.