Tenía 15 años cuando el terremoto de 1986 lo llevó a atender el epicentro de la tragedia en El Salvador

On October 10, 1986, a major earthquake struck San Salvador, El Salvador. Luis Colato, who was 15 years old at the time, responded to the epicenter of the disaster as part of a social works group within the Comandos de Salvamento organization, where he had been serving for one year.

Colato, currently the head of Occupational Safety for Comandos de Salvamento, reflects on his early experience as a young volunteer during the emergency. His account highlights the involvement of youth responders in the immediate aftermath of the seismic event.