RANNI: 38 people, including children, were injured in an attack by wasps during a cultural procession held on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Govt New UP School, Vadasserikkara. The procession was held ahead of the inauguration of the centenary by Education Minister V Sivankutty. The incident happened at 10:30 on Thursday morning.

When the procession reached the Banglam Kadavu Bridge across the Pamba River, the wasps' nests under the bridge shook. Hundreds of people including students, guardians and locals were present in the procession. The wasps attacked and the people scattered. The injured were immediately rushed to the Ranni Taluk Hospital and given first aid. Minister V Sivankutty, Pramod Narayan MLA, former MLA Raju Abraham and CPM district secretariat member PR Prasad visited the injured. There were wasp nests under the bridge for years, but this is the first time such an incident has occurred.