emjaya
09-18-07, 10:02 PM
Locals fall sick after meteorite lands in Peru.
More than 100 people in a remote province of Peru have been struck by a mystery illness after a meteorite crashed there at the weekend.
Authorities say villagers living near the Bolivia border fell ill after going to the see the 20-metre wide crater.
Their complaints include headaches, vomiting and nausea.
Hundreds of people say they were overcome by a strange odour when they went to the site after the fireball fell to earth.
Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also fell ill and there have been several reported animal deaths.
Specialist teams have begun to arrive at the crater to collect samples.
http://www.bigpond.com/news/breaking/content/20070919/2037244.asp
If a green slime starts crawling out of that hole, don't go poking it with a stick. :eek: :D
More than 100 people in a remote province of Peru have been struck by a mystery illness after a meteorite crashed there at the weekend.
Authorities say villagers living near the Bolivia border fell ill after going to the see the 20-metre wide crater.
Their complaints include headaches, vomiting and nausea.
Hundreds of people say they were overcome by a strange odour when they went to the site after the fireball fell to earth.
Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also fell ill and there have been several reported animal deaths.
Specialist teams have begun to arrive at the crater to collect samples.
http://www.bigpond.com/news/breaking/content/20070919/2037244.asp
If a green slime starts crawling out of that hole, don't go poking it with a stick. :eek: :D