Nuapada: Over 50 persons including the sarpanch of a nearby panchayat were injured in Dohelpada weekly bazaar after being attacked by bees today.
Four among them have been seriously injured. They have been admitted to various nearby public health facilities.
According to reports, local people and people from the neighbouring district of Bolangir were busy buying and selling at the Dohelpada weekly bazaar when suddenly they were attacked by a swarm of bees which had their hive on a tree.
Over 50 people were left injured in the attack. Out of them the critically injured have been admitted to hospitals at Khariar, Bangomunda and Sindhekela in Bolangir district.
Sarpanch of Jamkhunta panchayat under Bangomunda block of Bolangir district Uddhab Behera has been admitted to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Sindhekela. His condition is stated to be stable.
