Meteor Hits Peru??

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Meteor Hits Peru??

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http://www.livinginperu.com/news-4732-e ... rite-crash

Peru: Doctors Aid in Rising Number of Illnesses after Meteorite Crash

(LIP-ir) -- Puno, Peru's Regional Health Directorate reported yesterday that doctors and nurses found it necessary to establish auxiliary medical tents near the health center in Carancas.

The medical tents were established so as to aid the rising number of people reporting to be sick after a meteorite landed in the area on Saturday afternoon.

According to Peru's La Republica newspaper, due to the high number of illnesses, district authorities are considering placing the town of Carancas, Puno, Peru in a state of emergency. It has been reported that at least 600 people have been affected by the meteorite.

Puno, Peru's Regional Health Director, Jorge López Tejada, reported yesterday that at least 150 people had been seen after having stated they had dermal injuries, were dizzy, nauseous or vomiting.

According to the townspeople, the illnesses began after the meteorite crashed and they began to touch the glowing rock believing it had some type of monetary value. Aside from the hundreds of townspeople that were affected, Tejada reported that 8 police officers had to be hospitalized after having taken samples of the meteorite.

Blood samples are being taken and there are several teams of specialists in the area.

Scientists confirmed yesterday that the meteorite that caused a 17 meter (55 foot) wide and 5 meter (16 foot) deep crater in Puno, Peru was a chondrite meteorite. The water in the crater is to be drained and several teams of scientists from different countries will take samples from the crater itself and from surrounding areas.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5isWW ... pk1qfg996A

I find this interesting.
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1034.htm

Then I did a search on radiation poisioning.

Symptoms of radiation poisioning:
* Nausea and vomiting
* Diarrhea
* Skin burns (radiodermatitis)
* Weakness
* Fatigue
* Loss of appetite
* Fainting
* Dehydration
* Inflammation (swelling, redness or tenderness) of tissues
* Bleeding from your nose, mouth, gums or rectum
* Low red blood cell count (anemia)
* Hair loss


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Yeah, but look at the other links I posted especially the last one.
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Debbie wrote:Yeah, but look at the other links I posted especially the last one.
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No satellite would leave a crater that huge.
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I read it in the metro today, they are ill, poisoned, Bopal...suing? who???
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Mad_Haggis wrote:I read it in the metro today, they are ill, poisoned, Bopal...suing? who???
Pod person.
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Indy wrote:Pod person.
No, not a quaker?
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Mad_Haggis wrote:No, not a quaker?
No, but Nixon went to China.
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That last link makes me think islamic propaganda, but - well it's just too stupid to give it that much credence even.

It is physically impossible for any component of a satellite to land intact at that scale without other remnants being nearby, which would also mean the entire satellite was shielded.
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