Authorities said that the crater was made Saturday by a falling meteorite. Agence France Presse quoted a local official, Marco Limache, as saying that "boiling water started coming out of the crater, and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby."Hopefully it will not turn into:
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Limache told RPP that the gases emanating from the crater caused nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches and stomach pain — so much so that authorities were considering calling a state of emergency. The newspaper La Republica reported that seven policemen became ill and were taken to a hospital.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
B-Movie Plot in Real Life
A meteor falls in Peru and the villagers become sick from the gases and fumes given off from the crater.
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