This week at least eight bathers were
bitten by the man-eaters, known as 'white bitches'
Janet Tappin Coelho Rio de Janeiro
Tuesday 16 February 2016
Hundreds of swimmers in Brazil are
being warned to stay out of the water following a spate of attacks by shoals of
deadly piranha, which has left more than 50 people injured in just over a
month.
Unsuspecting tourists have had chunks of
flesh bitten out of their hands and feet as drought conditions in the South
American country force the lethal predators to migrate from their natural
habitat to deeper waters packed with holidaymakers.
This week at least eight bathers were
bitten by the man-eaters, known as “white bitches”, the 6in-long species blamed
for the attacks, on beaches in Palmas, in Tocantins
State , north-east Brazil . Three
children were among the casualties as people took to the waters to cool off
during the hot holiday weekend. A four-year-old boy had a chunk taken out of
his heel.
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