An uncommon bee assault within the French city of Aurillac injured 24 individuals on Sunday morning, as reported by ABC information. Three of the victims had been in vital situation however have since improved, native officers mentioned.Lt Col Michel Cayla, head of the native fireplace service, mentioned he had by no means seen something prefer it. He described the scene as dramatic due to the variety of individuals harm, the panic it prompted and the seriousness of some accidents.“When it comes to the variety of victims, the panic among the many individuals and the severity of a few of the accidents, it was spectacular,” he informed broadcaster TF1.In keeping with the Prefecture of Cantal workplace, the assault lasted round half-hour. Individuals strolling within the space had been stung repeatedly. Firefighters and medical groups shortly arrived to assist the injured, whereas police arrange a security perimeter till the bees calmed down.The three individuals in vital situation had been rushed to a neighborhood hospital. Aurillac’s mayor, Pierre Mathonier, informed broadcaster BFM TV on Monday that each one three had been now in higher situation.Certainly one of them, a 78-year-old, had suffered cardiac arrest and needed to be revived. The mayor mentioned this particular person is now steady, whereas the opposite two are in good well being.The mayor prompt the bees could have turn into aggressive after Asian hornets, a kind of enormous wasp tried to assault their hive. The hive had been on the roof of a resort within the city centre for over 10 years. The hive has since been eliminated and relocated exterior the city by a beekeeper.
