Hundreds of people have been affected by low temperatures registered this year, and need to receive assistance as soon as possible. The next article published in “peruthisweek” tell us how aid reaches the people.

Cuando cientos de personas necesitan ayuda, se debe socorrerlas lo antes posible, miles de personas fueron afectadas por las bajas temperaturas registradas ese año, el siguiente aritculo publicado en “peruthisweek”, nos relata como es que llega la ayuda para estas personas vulneradas.

Puno: 560 baby alpaca dead in last 48 hours

by Diego M. Ortiz

Humala travels to Puno to supervise relief effort.

The President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, traveled to the Carabaya province, in the region of Puno, this Tuesday to supervise the relief effort after a severe snowstorm stranded thousands of families and killed hundreds of animals in that region.

Humala was involved in a telephone conversation with the regional President of Puno, Mauricio Rodríguez, to coordinate aid to that area of the country.

Peru’s head of state left for Puno at approximately 2 p.m., accompanied by the Minister of housing, construction and sanitation, René Conejos.

The president ordered the immediate shipment of humanitarian aid for the population affected by the low temperatures and heavy snowfall.

He brought with him 10,000 blankets, 13, 000 articles of warm clothing, 9,000 food kits (consisting of breakfast, lunch and dinner), as well as mattresses and other goods.

Local officials in Puno reported that out of the thousands of isolated families, the majority were producers dedicated to the breeding of alpacas. They live together with their animals in areas away from the towns.

The mayor of one district in Carabaya reported that 560 baby alpaca died in the last 48 hours due to lack of food. The situation may deteriorate in the following days as the melting snow mixed with natural grasses usually causes diarrhea in those animals, leading to death.

According to local officials, there is great concern regarding children, as more than 200 of them in that province already showed signs of respiratory diseases.

August 27, 2013

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