Peru Braces For 7th Cold Wave
This Winter
LIMA - A cold snap is gripping tropical
jungles and coastal areas in central Peru
starting Sunday, as the region shivers in
its winter season, reported Peru's national
meteorological department.
It is this year's seventh cold wave that hit
the South American country and is expected
to last about 10 days, according to the
Peruvian National Meteorological and
Hydrological Service (SNMH).
A cold front from Chile has hit southern
Peru and is moving north. It might bring
gales of up to 50 km per hour to many places
in the country, said Raquel Loayza, an
expert with the SNMH.
"Cold weather would cause severe respiratory
diseases to residents living in the tropical
jungle areas," added Loayza.
Peruvians are suffering the coldest winter
in nearly five decades, with the
temperatures in large parts of the country
dropping to record lows. In the capital city
of Lima, temperatures have dipped to lower
than eight degrees Celsius.
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