Overview

• The July 6 swarm stung at least 24 people in Aurillac city centre, with three victims requiring critical care.
• Emergency responders including 19 firefighters and the SAMU sealed off Avenue de la République and evacuated the injured to Centre Hospitalier Henri Mondor.
• The public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into the unprecedented attack.
• Authorities say Asian hornets may have preyed on the decade-old rooftop hive, provoking the bees’ aggressive defence.
• The municipality plans to euthanize or relocate the hive and is exploring legal measures to ban or regulate urban beekeeping.