Bees kill one kid, injure 2 others

Bees kill one kid, injure 2 others

BAJAWA, East Nusa Tenggara: A child died while two others are
under intensive treatment after being stung by bees last Thursday
in Bajawa, Flores.

Riki Dhori, 6, died two hours after being stung by a swarm of
bees. Two of his friends, Oris Boko, 8, and Fulgensius Lado, 5,
are being treated at the Bajawa Hospital, Pos Kupang reported
Monday.

The parents of the deceased said they were building a hut on
their plot at the time of the incident. The children had been
asked to fetch water from a stream some 75 meters away.

Suddenly they heard screams and found the children surrounded
by bees. The victims were then rushed to the hospital some 15
kilometers away.

A nurse said the surviving children may be released in a few
days. Residents said they had never before heard of such an
incident. (yac)