32 people were taken to hospital after a sudden bee attack in Uruguay.

The day seemed to pass normally in the quiet Uruguayan town of Melo, 50 kilometers from the Brazilian border, but the calm would not last long. Dozens of people started running wild After a sudden attack by a swarm of bees.

So desperate were the people on the streets that some motorcyclists abandoned their vehicles as they fled. Some drivers did the same in the middle of a sudden traffic jam.

The incident took place in the central Plaza Constitución and 32 people were taken to the hospitalThe newspaper reported, including eight children observer. Also, two victims were immediately transferred to the medical center of the area, it was reported Melo’s voice.

Fernando PedrosoThe deputy police chief of the Cerro Largo department said the agents were locked in the police station. “It seems incredible, but we had an attack here in the corner of the headquarters. We are also under siege,” he said.

8 children were taken to the hospital

The event took place between 12:30 and 13:00 local time in Plaza Constitución de Melo, capital of the department of Cerro Largo. This is a very busy public footpath in the area.

“There is a book fair in front of the square and Desperate people were running everywherePedroso said.

During the bull fight, city hall employees came to the scene to control the situation. Soon the firemen and three beekeepers arrived.

The attack was so intense that authorities had to close off a four-block area to prevent more people from being bitten. Beekeepers eventually put out a product to scare away bees.

Despite this, Pedroso admitted that the concern is still hidden because “there are two other places with the same problem” in the city.