An unusual attack of bees in the French city of Aurillac left 24 people injured, three of which in critical condition. One of the 78 -year -old victims was bitten 25 times.
Twenty -four people were injured after a bee attack that occurred during about 30 minuteson Sunday morning, in the city of Aurillacin the French-south center, confirmed the City of Cantal.
“It was a surreal attack“It tells one of the victims in statements to.
Three of the injured, which after the attack were in critical condition, recovered in the meantime and are in a stable situation, says the.
One of the injured is a 78 -year -old who It was bite 25 times and had to be Reanimated after stopping cardio-respiratory.
Emergency services, including firefighters and medical teams, responded quickly to treat the victims, and police set a security perimeter until the swarm dispersed.
Speaking to the French station, the mayor of Aurillac, Pierre Mathoniersuggested that the incident could be linked to Asian Wasp threaten hives that were on the terrace of a hotel from the city center for over a decade.
Asian wasps are an invasive species that represents a threat to the honey bees. Originally from Asia, were accidentally introduced in France in 2004 and since then spread throughout Europe, including Portugal, where they were first seen in 2011, in the Viana do Castelo district.
“Everything ended well. Emergency services were perfectly coordinated,” said Mathonier.
According to the mayor, “the beekeeper had never seen such behavior of the hotel bees, but the incident raises questions about the presence of hives in the city center. It could have been much more serious. It’s shocking. A 78 -year -old person was bitten 25 times. ”
Bee bit deaths are not common. Occur mainly due to anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction to the bites of these insects, which affects less than 0.5% of the population.
