Cold weather kills 55
children in Peru
Peru's Health Minister
Carlos Vallejos said on
Friday that a wave of
cold snaps has hit most
parts of the country and
killed 55 children under
the age of five.
Plateau regions across
the provinces of Puno,
Apurimac, Ancash,
Cajamarca, and Cusco are
among the worst-hit in
the country, which have
seen extreme cold
weather of -20 degrees
Celsius, the minister
said.
About 6300 people have
also caught pneumonia as
a result of the cold
weather, the minister
said.
The Peruvian government
has announced a state of
emergency in 13
provinces and
transported large
quantities of clothing,
food and medicine to the
afflicted regions.
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