Meteorite hits peru causing mysterious illnesses
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Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village
Mon Sep 17, 11:23 PM ET
LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.
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Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.
Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.
Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.
Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache.
"Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said. -
i thought meteorites usually burn up in the atmosphere.
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alien invasion comign soon...
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Smaller ones are.Originally posted by dumbdumb!:i thought meteorites usually burn up in the atmosphere.
But those bigger one, it's require longer time to vaporize all the particles. -
the invaders.
Lol.
Sekali the meteorite become tranformers.
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haha, might as well say ET came to visit us againOriginally posted by seotiblizzard:the invaders.
Lol.
Sekali the meteorite become tranformers.
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zerg more like it...Originally posted by seotiblizzard:the invaders.
Lol.
Sekali the meteorite become tranformers.
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Another global warming problem. Thinning ozone layer means less o3 and more carbon gasses. Oxygen adds combustion while carbon gasses puts out fires.
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Et where got come by meteorite?Originally posted by dumbdumb!:haha, might as well say ET came to visit us again -
Then they rush us.Originally posted by BrUtUs:zerg more like it...
we die. -
very imaginative..nice story, Stoat
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SourceOriginally posted by skid:very imaginative..nice story, Stoat -
Why cant it be a volcano that sort of minutely erupted and somehow drove that piece of sulphur-contained rock. Because it was not REentering the atmosphere is it doesnt burn. SUlphur is also acidic so it is sort of nauseating. Also, It acidifies..and its hot..so it might look like its sizzling and boiling.
But what i really mean, is, MAYBE. =P -
Where can we find follow ups on that story....I hate it when newspapers publish a one off head liner...and fail to follow up on it. =/