@8 deaths/month, spike in U'khand wasp attack

UTTARAKHAND has reported an alarming increase in deaths this year, attributed not only to attacks by tigers and leopards but also to conflicts involving wild bees and wasps.

- NARENDRA SETHI

In an incident reported from Chitai Pant village, located 8 kilometers from the district headquarters of Almora, a swarm of wasps attacked a 34-year-old woman named Deepa Devi on Wednesday while she was cutting grass in the fields. The woman sustained injuries and was rushed to the hospital by her family. Unfortunately, she died of her injuries during treatment.

Describing the incident, Forest officer Indra Martoliya said, "The wasps had severely stung the woman on her head, neck, face, and legs, leaving her critically injured and unconscious."