On April 8, a video that attracted attention on the Internet showed a monkey breaking into a house and injuring people in English Village, Hele Town, Wanning City, Hainan Province, and many people have been injured.
According to reports, the incident occurred on the night of April 7, when the monkeys not only attacked the villagers, but also tried to capture the baby, but fortunately were found and stopped in time.
The reporter contacted the owner of a convenience store in English Village, confirmed that there was indeed a monkey attack, and said that the government and police have stepped up patrols in the village to ensure that there are people on duty 24 hours a day. The reporter further called the Hele town government, and the staff confirmed that the incident was true, and said that the injured people were not in danger of life, and the follow-up situation was being followed.
Cadres at the town and village levels formed patrol teams to patrol the village at night.
In addition, the reporter noticed that the WeChat official account of the People's Government of Hele Town had issued a reminder article on April 7, calling on the public to stay away from wild monkeys when encountered, avoid feeding, taking pictures or trying to scare with sticks, and not to capture or harm wild animals without permission.
Hele released a screenshot of the WeChat public account article
According to statistics, so far, nine villagers have been attacked by wild monkeys, including six children, and all of them have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The relevant person in charge of the English village told reporters that the villagers are now on alert due to the problem of wild monkeys hurting people, and some children have been sent by their parents to relatives in other villages to avoid being injured.
Wild monkeys attack the village, and a baby is scratched.
On the morning of April 7, the Hele Town Government and multiple departments held an on-site meeting in the English Village, and the cadres at the village and town levels set up a patrol team, working in two shifts a day, to carry out patrols and control in the village, and at the same time arrange personnel to carry out publicity in nearby schools to improve the villagers' awareness of prevention.
Source: Jiangsu News