A group of tea pickers in Hatton's Raja Estate were attacked by wasps while working, resulting in 17 workers requiring hospital treatment for their injuries.

Seventeen plantation workers were admitted to Dickoya Base Hospital following a wasp attack in Hatton's upper tea estates. The incident occurred while the workers were engaged in tea leaf plucking activities at the 7th tea field within Raja Estate, an area falling under the Dickoya Police Division's jurisdiction.

The affected workers comprised 16 women and one man. According to available reports, the attack was triggered when a wasp nest situated in a nearby tree was inadvertently disturbed, causing the insects to swarm and attack the workers in the immediate vicinity.

The incident highlights ongoing occupational hazards faced by Sri Lanka's tea plantation workers, who face various risks while harvesting in the island's central highlands. The circumstances of how the nest came to be disturbed have not been detailed in available reports.