03.05.2026 22:52
A herd of 4,000 animals being taken to a plateau in Iğdır became the target of 200 beehives on the road. Sheep and lambs trying to escape the bee attack fell into a gap under an irrigation canal and crushed each other. In the incident, where 400 animals were initially reported dead, 5 injured people were also taken to the hospital.
In Iğdır, 400 small livestock animals died according to initial assessments after a herd attacked by bees trampled each other.
SHEEP AND LAMBS ATTACKED BY BEES TRAMPLED EACH OTHER
A herd of 4,000 small livestock belonging to Çetin Naral, heading to the plateau between Hakmehmet village and Ağaver village, was attacked by bees when passing through an area with 200 beehives. The sheep and lambs, starting to flee in panic, fell into a gap under an irrigation canal and trampled each other. As a result of the incident, 400 sheep died according to initial assessments.
5 PEOPLE ALSO HOSPITALIZED
Five people injured during the bee attacks were taken to Iğdır State Hospital for treatment. Security measures were taken in the area by gendarmerie teams. A detailed assessment will be conducted tomorrow in the incident area by the Iğdır Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, the Agricultural Insurance Pool (TARSİM), and gendarmerie teams.
"THEY DIED BY BEING CRUSHED AND SUFFOCATED"
İsmail Naral, who was in the area at the time of the incident, stated, "The herd was going to the mountain. They entered the beehives here. They died by being crushed and suffocated, circling around like hit by hail. We couldn't know something like this would happen. We saw the bees, but we didn't think this would happen when taking this road. It wasn't the bee stings, it happened due to this trampling."