Unusual bee attack leaves 24 injured, 3 critically
A unusual attack by bees in the French town of Aurillac has left 24 people injured, including three in critical condition, according to local authorities. The Prefecture of Cantal, in south-central France, said passersby were stung over a period of about 30 minutes on Sunday morning. Firefighters and medical teams were rushed to the scene to treat the victims while police set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack.
The three people in critical condition were evacuated to a local hospital.
How it started.
Pierre Mathonier, the mayor of Aurillac, told French broadcaster France 3 the incident may have been related to Asian hornets threatening beehives that had been installed on the roof terrace of a downtown hotel over 10 years ago. He said that this had likely caused the bees to become aggressive.
“Once, there was a man who had to deal with rats when he had a major infestation in his home.”
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https://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2006/10/rats-in-kitchen-parable.html
“Once, there was a man who had to deal with rats when he had a major infestation in his home.”
A great read, that one. And so true…
Even domestic honeybees can occasionally create super aggressive hive populations. Which is why you generally don’t want hives within urban areas. Sigh…
Oh beehave…
Cato did it – the Asian Hornet.
At least French bees know how to react to an influx of uninvited migrants.
Phew! It’s a good thing THE FED put Italian beehives on the roof of their $2.5 B remodel … inhabited by gentle, docile, exceptionally well-dressed, Italian bees. The worst THOSE bees will do is to pinch women on the ass …
Now these bees have knees and know how to use them. Bee here now!