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Peru:Cold Wave:2002/07/17

Duration	2002/07/17	Peru appealed for international aid on Wednesday as it scrambled to send food, medicine and blankets to southern regions where freak cold temperatures have killed 59 people in what officials say is a harbinger of the devastating El Nino weather phenomenon.
Country or District	Peru
Name	Cold Wave

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/07/23
Dead: 59 people Affected: 86,682 people	Homes Destroyed: 198 Homes Affected: 20,732

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/07/23 More than 86,000 persons affected BBC news 2002/07/20 The freezing cold has left more than 60,000 people without food and shelter. Relief web(source is Government of Japan) the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance OCHA Situation Report No. 2 The Government of Peru Requests International Assistance OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Over 60,000 persons affected CNN news 2002/07/17 Peru appeals for aid as freak cold snap kills 59

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