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Warning after millions of bees escape overturned truck in US

Millions of bees escaped from an overturned truck in the US state of Washington on Friday, sparking warnings from authorities for the public to avoid the swarm.

Emergency officials were helped by several master beekeepers after the truck, which had been hauling roughly 70,000lb (31,750kg) of active honey bee hives, flipped over on a road near the Canadian border.

"The goal is to save as many bees as possible," Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) said shortly after the incident.

The authorities said the site of the crash would remain closed "until the rescue is complete".

WCSO urged people to "avoid the area due to the potential of bees escaping and swarming", and initially said 250 million bees were loose.

After receiving information from one of the beekeepers doing recovery work, it said that a more accurate total was considerably lower and closer to 14 million.

"The plan is to allow the bees to re-hive and find their queen bee," WCSO said.

Authorities said they hoped this would happen "within the next 24-48 hours".

In an update posted to social media later on Friday, police thanked "the wonderful community of beekeepers", saying "over two dozen" had turned up to help with rescue efforts.

"By morning, most bees should have returned to their hives," WCSO wrote on Facebook.

Footage shared by police showed huge numbers of bees swarming around the overturned lorry.

While some beekeepers aim only to produce honey, many others rent out their hives to farmers who need the insects to pollinate their crops.

'Massive increase' in bee swarm rescues
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23mrprk952o

Footage shared by police showed huge numbers of bees swarming around the overturned lorry.

"The goal is to save as many bees as possible," Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) said shortly after the incident.

This is the kind of news that usually come out of Kenya. It's like US is the new Kenya.

Which on is escape? They had their normal freedom

Lol japa.... bee is coming

I hope they are not the one that came to my house this week. They were so many I ran out of the house later they left the next day. I think those ones were migrating.

tubolancer:
I hope they are not the one that came to my house this week. They were so many I ran out of the house later they left the next day. I think those ones were migrating.

Be like say ur village people wan attack you o.
Pray o

They will not leaved d scene, bee 🐝 were a kind of creature I don't understand wella

This can never happen in saner climes.

Wahala for people when wan go tow the truck commot from road

Bee Saga.

It looks like the plot of a Hollywood movie

COMRADES, this one na old news nah, I don watch am for Aljazeera and CNN before, but unfortunately na today nairaland mods they pusham come front page

What a shame!

Oyinbo too get time self, who go warn you for my con3

Wu Tang Clan...Killer Bees comes to mind.

Vawulence go surplus 🏃🏃🏃

Toosure70:
Oyinbo too get time self, who go warn you for my con3

Anything goes in the shvthole na..

Noted.

They are not African bees.
Those ones - run with your life.
If they pursue you and you made it to safety, congratulations!

Obviously not the aggressive African Bees.
These ones wey Dem don genetically engineer fit no dey sting sef.

Be a man and chest bees. After all they are not harmful

You for add that false prophet quote

This I've Seen

CJStarz:

Be like say ur village people wan attack you o.
Pray o

Hope its not to release mutant species into the environment, I dont trust big pharma and it's scientists

Rip to any livin thing that will find itself around there.

Mind you, numerous bee stings can actually kill

Another man would soon get super duper RICH!

E bee things