The attack occurred in the city center and lasted for about half an hour. A large number of bees attacked accidental passers-by. According to the Cantal Department Prefecture, the field quickly arrived, firefighters and medical teams, to help injuries, while the police provided the area and set the security cordon until the bees stopped aggressive behavior.
The three most difficult injured persons were transported to a local hospital. The Mayor Aurillac Pierre Mathonier told BFM TV that their condition improves. One of the injured, 78-year-olds, experienced a heart and respiratory stalemate and is reanimous, but is now in a stable condition. The other two, the mayor said, are in good health.
Attaque d’Abeilles à d’Aurillac: 24 blessés et une enquête ouverte
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Mayor Mathonier said that the cause of attack could be a conflict between asian hornet and hive, which was placed on the terrace of the hotel in the city center more than ten years ago. He added that it is possible that this disorder caused a sudden aggression of bees, index.hr.
The Košnica has removed the bee in charge of her in the meantime, he moved out of town, confirmed by the mayor.
The commander of the local fire service, Colonel Michel Cayla, said he had not experienced anything like that in his career. He said that the victim who experienced a heart attack must have had to be resumed in an ambulance. “By the number of injured, panic among people and the severity of injuries, the scene was truly intimidating,” he said for TF1 television.
Such attacks of swarms of bees were recorded in various parts of the world, including France, USA and Brazil, and often causes stress conditions in the environment or presence of violent species such as Asian hornets.
Such incidents resulted in numerous injuries, hospitalizations, and even deaths. Experts increase the growing aggressiveness with the impairment of natural habitats, climate change and the natural defense behavior of bees when they feel endangered.
In such situations, the authorities usually react with the isolation of the affected area, removing hives and issuing security warnings to citizens to prevent new victims.
According to the US Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC), between 2011, 788 deaths associated with bee, axis and hornet stitches, which is about 72 deaths per year. About 84 percent of those victims were men.
(Vijesti.ba)
