Tuesday, 03-Jul-01

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - An angry swarm of hornets killed a four-year-old Cambodian girl and her grandmother and injured four other family members after their nest was dislodged from a nearby tree in heavy rain, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

Thousands of hornets entered the family's home in northwestern Kompong Speu province and attacked the girl, who was asleep in a hammock, the Khmer-language Koh Santepheap reported.

The grandmother was attacked when she tried to rescue the girl, it said.

The two died in hospital, while four other family members were treated and released, the newspaper said.

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Last update: Tuesday, 03-Jul-01 05:08:41.

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Girl, Grandmother Killed by Angry Hornets

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - An angry swarm of hornets killed a four-year-old Cambodian girl and her grandmother and injured four other family members after their nest was dislodged from a nearby tree in heavy rain, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

Thousands of hornets entered the family's home in northwestern Kompong Speu province and attacked the girl, who was asleep in a hammock, the Khmer-language Koh Santepheap reported.

The grandmother was attacked when she tried to rescue the girl, it said.

The two died in hospital, while four other family members were treated and released, the newspaper said.

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