More Meteor Madness

The story of the meteor that hit near a village in Peru and reportedly made people physically sick is sweeping the globe. The Daily Mail has pictures.

Jorge Lopez, director of the health department in the state of Puno, said 200 people have suffered headaches, nausea and respiratory problems caused by "toxic" fumes from the resulting crater, which is about 66 feet wide and 16 feet deep.

"This is caused by the gas they have inhaled after the crash," Mr Lopez said.

"People are scared," he said.

Villagers went to the site after hearing a crash that they thought might be an airplane.

Now they fear the meteor may be contaminating water supplies as well, and could present a danger to livestock.

Authorities are reassuring people that there will be no permanent effects from the meteor. Here is a photo of a group of villagers listening to the government official sent to reassure them.

(Photo by Joel Friesen)

Shortly after the picture was taken, the crowd ate the official's brain.