Arca de Noé

The Arca de Noé (Noah's Ark) is an independent supporters group of O'Higgins, a football club in the Primera División de Chile.[2]

Arca de Noé
Established1996 [1]
TypeSupporters' group
TeamO'Higgins
LocationRancagua, Chile
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History

The barra was founded on July 1996, having today 32 members that travel around Chile following the club in all their matches.[3]

On February 9, 2013; the barra suffered a bus accident in Tomé, where died 16 persons, and 21 results with injuries.[4][5]

Tomé Tragedy
Main article: Tomé Tragedy

After the match between the club and Huachipato, a group of fans traveled in a bus to Tomé, where in the Cuesta Caracol fell into a ravine, causing the death of 16 fans. The event marked the Chilean football, the city of Rancagua and Tomé, so that a date of mourning decreed in the different leagues of the ANFP, and a days in Rancagua and Tomé. The fact affected to all the supporters of the club.

References
  1. http://www.rancagua.cl/index.php?modulo=view_noticia&id=1014
  2. http://www.capodeprovincia.cl/2011/07/la-barra-oficial-de-ohiggins-cumplio-15.html
  3. http://eltipografo.cl/2011/07/el-%E2%80%9Carca-de-noe%E2%80%9D-cumplio-un-nuevo-aniversario-de-alegrias-y-penas/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Nacional/2013/02/821287/A-15-aumentan-las-victimas-fatales-por-accidente-de-bus-en-Tome
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