COLOMBO (News 1st) – 71 individuals including several students who were attending Sunday school were hospitalized following a wasp attack in Garagoda, Yatiyanthota.

The Police stated that the injured includes 45 children and 15 women. The victims were attacked when a wasp hive in the temple had been disturbed.

The injured were admitted to the Karawanella base hospital.

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