First responders carry hikers stung by hornets to receive medical treatment in New Taipei Wednesday. Photo: local authorities Sept. 20, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Two people died and nine were injured after being stung by hornets when hiking in Ruifang District, New Taipei on Wednesday, according to New Taipei City Fire Department. According to the department, a call was received at 11:38 a.m. Wednesday, saying 11 hikers belonging to a 20-person hiking group had been attacked by a swarm of hornets while hiking in Ruifang's Kengzineishan, leaving four male hikers in their 60s seriously injured but still conscious.

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