Peruvians warned to avoid beaches
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Peru">Peru</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unexplained">unexplained</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pelicans">pelicans</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 1,200 <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="pelicans">pelicans</span>, <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 800 <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="gear">gear</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Lima">Lima</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="venturing">venturing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="pelicans">pelicans</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="malnourishment">malnourishment</span>. <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="Dominguez">Dominguez</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> ... <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abstain">abstain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="pelican">pelican</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> 18 <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Lima">Lima</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hypothesis">hypothesis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anchovies">anchovies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Rheineck">Rheineck</span>.</p>
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