Peru snow state of emergency extended to more regions

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BBC News - 8/31/13

A woman walks along a snowy road on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia on 25 August 2013
 
An unusual cold spell has hit Peru and its neighbour Bolivia as well as Paraguay
 

The Peruvian government has extended to nine more regions a state of emergency called to cope with unusually cold weather and heavy snowfall.

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.

More: BBC.co.uk

 

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