Flood Lights Turn Harmful, 96 Persons Affected With Eye Problems

Tirunelvelli: An Annual Day event of a school in Tirunelvelli ended in a disaster. The children and parents who came to attend the event had to face severe eye problem and it is reported that 96 people, including 60 school children and 30 parents have severely damaged their eye sight due to flood lights. The event happened at SV Hindu Aided Primary School in Ervadi Pothayadi, Tirunelvelli, Tamil Nadu. The school comprises classes from first to fifth.

The school management had organised the event inside their school. Since it went on till night, they had got lights arranged in the campus. The children and parents in the event have suffered pain in the eyes due to the flood lights. They could not open their eyes after going back to their respective homes.

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Since Friday night, complaints of eye sight have poured in to school correspondent Bala Subramanian, who has shifted the affected to a local private hospital the next morning. A total of 96 members, which includes 60 children, 30 parents, 5 teachers and correspondent Bala Subramian, are being treated in the hospital.