This killed 250,000 alpacas
Peru snow state of emergency extended to more regions
Peru snow state of emergency extended to more regions
The
Peruvian government has extended to nine more regions a state of
emergency called to cope with unusually cold weather and heavy
snowfall.
BBC,
1
September, 2013
At
least two people have died and 33,000 others have been affected by
the cold spell, local officials say.
Tens
of thousands of animals have frozen to death over the past week.
President
Ollanta Humala has travelled to Apurimac, one of the worst-hit areas,
to oversee the distribution of emergency aid.
The
state of emergency would be in place for 20 days, an official
statement said.
The
heaviest snow fall to hit Peru in a decade has killed tens of
thousands of llamas, alpacas, cattle and sheep, and left farmers
destitute.
A
man died when the roof of his hut caved in under the weight of the
snow in southern Carabaya province but the circumstances of the
second death were unclear.
Three
people were rescued on Saturday from the same region after their home
was cut off by snow.
Rescue
workers said the three, two girls and an elderly woman, were
suffering from frostbite and snow blindness.
The
cold front has also hit Peru's south-eastern neighbour, Bolivia, and
Paraguay. A total of five people have died in the two countries.
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