Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

Cherry-Bomb Productions · 09-18-2007, 08:24 AM

LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.

Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.

Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.

Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.

Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache.

"Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said.

Razz · 09-18-2007, 08:54 AM

Wonder if Superman is here now?

Cherry-Bomb Productions · 09-18-2007, 10:51 AM

Sounds kinda like the intro to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers";doesn't it?

jessa · 09-18-2007, 11:22 AM

I mean, obviously it's from the fumes of the burning matter. Duh. Or maybe all kinds of little parasites somehow managed to survive the burning through the Earth's atmosphere and impact of hitting the land, and they're attacking those damned Peruvians.

Cherry-Bomb Productions · 09-18-2007, 12:46 PM

Oh God,I hope it doesn't harm the Coca crops...

jessa · 09-18-2007, 12:51 PM

We'll all be snorting meteorites. That's classy.

09-18-2007, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cherry-Bomb Productions MODERATOR BY DAY / NINJA BY NIGHT GCB Senior Citizen Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A Padded Cell Posts: 2,477 Rep Power: 44	Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday. Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia. Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP. Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said. Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache. "Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.myspace.com/cherry_bomb_productions www.myspace.com/octavedownband नमस्ते ELEVATE,DON'T PERPETRATE Dip Me In Beer,And Throw Me To The Drunk Chicks.

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Razz Productive GCB Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 1,122 Rep Power: 45	Wonder if Superman is here now?

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jessa The Beast Band Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ocean Springs, you know, next to Biloxi Age: 21 Posts: 650 Rep Power: 12	I mean, obviously it's from the fumes of the burning matter. Duh. Or maybe all kinds of little parasites somehow managed to survive the burning through the Earth's atmosphere and impact of hitting the land, and they're attacking those damned Peruvians.

09-18-2007, 12:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
jessa The Beast Band Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ocean Springs, you know, next to Biloxi Age: 21 Posts: 650 Rep Power: 12	We'll all be snorting meteorites. That's classy.