Bees interrupt funeral in Odisha for over three hours
A swarm of bees attacked about 30 people at a funeral in the Kendrapara district of Odisha, putting a halt to the last rites for over three hours. The bees interrupted the funeral of a 66-year-old man after a nearby tree, which was home to the bees, was mistakenly set on fire. Firefighting personnel were called to douse the fire.
An unimaginable, unsual tragedy occurred in Kendrapara district of Odisha when a swarm of bees attacked people attending a funeral at a cremation ground in Thakurhaat village.The bees stung 30 people and injured them badly during the funeral of a 66-year-old man, Gouranga Charan Sahu, which was put to a halt for over three hours with the bees wreaking havoc. All the injured people were admitted to the hospital and are out of danger now.The last rites of the 66-year-old man turned into a disaster when Laxmidhar, Gouranga Sahu's son lit the pyre, sparking a fire to a nearby tree which was home to a swarm of bees.The spark compelled the honeybees to move out of the beehive and the bees attacked whoever they could find there, police said.