Teh One Who Knocks
12-27-2013, 11:22 AM
Agence France Presse
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PIRANHAS on a Christmas Day feeding frenzy have injured some 60 people in the Argentine city of Rosario.
Those injured in the attack by the ferocious fish included a girl who lost part of a finger, Health Undersecretary Gabriela Quintanilla told reporters.
Ms Quintanilla said the attack occurred Wednesday off the coast of Rosario, some 310km north of Buenos Aires.
A medical official, Gustavo Centurion, said the attack which began at midmorning on Christmas Day was "very aggressive." "There were some people that the fish literally had torn bits of flesh from," he said.
The region has been hit by a heatwave with temperatures soaring to 38C prompting thousands to seek relief in the waters of the Parana River, which is packed with carnivorous fish.
Officials said the unusually warm weather also was apparently responsible for the fish congregating on the river's surface before the attack.
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PIRANHAS on a Christmas Day feeding frenzy have injured some 60 people in the Argentine city of Rosario.
Those injured in the attack by the ferocious fish included a girl who lost part of a finger, Health Undersecretary Gabriela Quintanilla told reporters.
Ms Quintanilla said the attack occurred Wednesday off the coast of Rosario, some 310km north of Buenos Aires.
A medical official, Gustavo Centurion, said the attack which began at midmorning on Christmas Day was "very aggressive." "There were some people that the fish literally had torn bits of flesh from," he said.
The region has been hit by a heatwave with temperatures soaring to 38C prompting thousands to seek relief in the waters of the Parana River, which is packed with carnivorous fish.
Officials said the unusually warm weather also was apparently responsible for the fish congregating on the river's surface before the attack.