Cold weather prompts Peru state of emergency

Government declares state of emergency in parts of Andean region as it is hit with lowest temperatures in a decade.

    Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in parts of the southern Andean region.

    It has been hit with the coldest temperatures in a decade.

    Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Lima.

    SOURCE: Al Jazeera

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