The story behind the photo of two muddy men

The image of two men completely covered in mud, being helped by members of the rescue group in the midst of the chaos in Tejerías, seemed to deal with something obvious: the miracle of a rescue.

The dissemination of photographs of both, in accounts of official officials with crossed data, in the midst of national commotion and the need for hope, made the information spread like dust.

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Journalists and the media echoed an error: although the image was of the day and the men were at the scene of the tragedy, it was two people who had to cover themselves with mud from head to toe to avoid being stung by the bees from the honeycomb that They fell from a tree in the middle of the work.

The author of the most viral photograph is Miguel Gutiérrez, from the EFE agency, who asked the officials if it was a ransom and they clarified the matter.

Once the moment was over, the curious returned to their work and no more was heard of those who made them think for a few minutes that 48 hours following the tragedy it was possible to find someone alive.

For this Tuesday, thousands of people, relatives, neighbors, volunteers, military and police and rescue groups, were still removing debris with the help of light and heavy machinery, clearing roads and homes.

NTN24 Editorial Office