Massive bee swarm sends three people to hospital in critical condition, 24 injured

A buzzing commotion has disrupted a picturesque town this summer. 

A swarm of bees left 24 people injured in an unusual attack on Sunday, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

Those walking through Aurillac, a quaint French community, were stung over a 30-minute period, with three people in critical condition evacuated to a hospital.  

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Some 26,000 people were living in the alp town in 2022, according to the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. Aurillack is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Pierre Mathonier, mayor of Aurillac, told a local broadcaster that those who were left in critical condition are improving, AP reported.

One victim was a 78-year-old who suffered cardiorespiratory arrest and had to be resuscitated.

That individual is now in stable condition, while the other two are said to be in "good health," per the mayor.

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Mathonier added the attack could have been related to the bees becoming more aggressive over the years.

Over a decade ago, Asian hornets were harassing a beehive that was on the roof terrace of a downtown hotel, he told AP.

Lt. Col. Michel Cayla, who runs the local fire services, said the attack was "impressive" and he has never seen an attack of this scale.

Cayla told French broadcaster TF1, "In terms of the number of victims, the panic among the people and the severity of some of the injuries, it was impressive," as AP reported. 

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Bee sting symptoms are mostly "minor." Victims can experience instant, sharp, burning pain, as well as a welt and swelling, according to the Mayo Clinic. 

The CDC predicted an annual average of 62 deaths due to bee and hornet stings between 2000-2017 in the United States. 

The beehive has been removed and relocated outside the town, according to AP.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

DeSantis not keen on Musk's new political party, has another idea for disrupting DC

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that business magnate Elon Musk push for balanced budget and congressional term limit amendments to the U.S. Constitution, rather than build a new political party.

Musk, who has been beating the drum about the need to rein in government spending, announced that he is launching a new political party called the America Party. 

"Backing a candidate for president is not out of the question, but the focus for the next 12 months is on the House and the Senate," he noted in a post on X.

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DeSantis is not on board with the idea. 

The governor suggested that if Musk funds candidates in competitive Senate and House contests, Democrats will likely win.

But DeSantis acknowledged that the GOP has an issue with people running on spending less, but then failing to do so. "There's a gap between the campaign rhetoric, and then the performance," he said.

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He explained that he does not believe "electing a few better people" will alter the "trajectory" on the debt issue.

DeSantis said that the "incentives" in D.C. will "lead to these outcomes, really, regardless of the outcome of elections at this point," asserting that a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution is needed.

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Musk "would have a monumental impact" if he got involved, DeSantis said, adding that the U.S. also needs term limits for lawmakers.

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