Giant Asian Hornets: Child Victims Still in Hospital for Severe Organ Failure, Dark Craters on Skin (VIDEO)

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When the giant Asian hornets attacked dozens of people in China, almost 30 of them are children who are now in the hospital are diagnosed with severe organ failure. The latest wave of attacks came after reports surfaced that 40 people have been killed by the deadly giant insects.

The giant Asian hornets are usually 5 centimetres in length. The insects attacked and stung the children who are still being treated by doctors in the in the Guizhou province of China.

A 16-year-old girl was one of teenagers attacked by the killer insects. Witnesses said a swarm of about 70 hornets stung the girl's head repeatedly. The children who suffered the most injuries from the hornet stings were rushed to the hospital in a state of organ failure.

Many of the young victims of the giant Asian hornets also had multiple blood transfusions including haemodialysis to get rid of the toxins found in their blood.

The girl told the ITN network that she was in a farm working when she felt the giant Asian hornets stinging her head. She said the hornets surrounded her head.

Doctors said she almost died from the multiple stings and is currently recovering at the hospital. One of the doctors revealed that some of the child victims were stung more than 200 times.

The alarming increase in the number of giant Asian hornet attacks has been blamed on the high growth of vegetation which the insects feed on.

Victims of the killer hornets are left with dark and deep craters or puncture scars on the skin which can be compared to the size of bullet wounds.

Chinese experts believe the hornets responsible for the attacks are known as the Vespa mandarinia species which can grow up to 5 centimetres long with a 6 millimetre sting. When stung by these giant Asian hornets, victims may suffer from renal failure and anaphylactic shock.