As many as 31 children, studying in a private school in the district, were today stung by a swarm of wasps, officials said.
The incident happened when the children, aged between three-and-half and seven, went to wash their hands after their noon-meal in the premises of the school at Vettaikaraniruppu village, Nagapattinam District Collector T Munusamy said.
"All of a sudden, a swarm of poisonous wasps from a hive in a tree nearby attacked them," he said.
The children fainted after the wasps stung them.
The school management immediately rushed the students to a primary health centre where they were given treatment.
The children were later to taken to Nagapattinam General Hospital for examination by experts, following which they were discharged. "All the children are safe," the collector said.
