Children suffer in Peru's big freeze

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Freezing temperatures in the highlands of Peru have killed at least 400 people, with children living in poor rural communities especially at risk.

The government has declared a state of emergency as temperatures plummeted as low as -24C.

Russell Trott reports.

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