Strange disease meteorite in Peru – What can it be?
Strange news on Yahoo News: mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian people http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070918/sc_afp/peruhealthoffbeat residents complained of headaches and vomiting caused by the smell of a "strange" the 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 receive oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said. Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene where the meteorite left a 100 feet wide (30-feet wide) and 20 m depth (six meters deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache. "Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and ash, were found nearby. Residents are very concerned, "he said. =========================== This sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. Any theories on what could be? I wonder if anyone has bothered to point a Geiger counter still?
Well, without any current scientific data, we can only guess. Could it be that when the meteorite hit that broke his gasbag hydrogen sulfide, which would explain the smell and disease. There are a lot of toxic substances on the planet that we are not usually aware of until it's too late.
Illness after Peru ‘meteor crash’ – 19 Sep 07
