State of emergency in Peru

Minus 10 C and 42 cm of snow.

24 July 2018 – State of Emergency in 32 districts. Snowfall forces suspension of work in the most affected areas of Puno.

Schools closed due to the intense snowfall in Puno. In Cusco, camelid mortality is evaluated.

In Puno, the snowfall that fell from Friday to Sunday froze the grasslands and the alpaca pups have no food.

In some areas, snowfall reached 42 cm (17 inches)  in height and continues falling. In addition, the temperature dropped to 10 degrees below zero.

The hardest hit sectors are the Macusani district in the province of Carabaya and high areas of the Ilave district; in addition to the provinces of El Collao, Putina, Azángaro, Lampa and Melgar, along with high areas of Chucuito.

Police officers from Calacoa and Carumas rescued seven people who were trapped inside a truck in the middle of the snowfall in the Laguna del Toro sector in Moqueuga, for almost six hours.

https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/1284172-nevada-obliga-suspender-labores-zonas-afectadas-puno

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July 24, 2018 at 01:54PM

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