The Birthday That Wiped Out 3 Generations of a Family | The Garcia Family

The Garcia family set out to celebrate Maria's 27th birthday and faced an unimaginable tragedy due to a flash flood. With three generations and 14 family members on the trip, only a few survived. 

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