Angry bats attack Sydney. The authorities warn the inhabitants

Australian officials warned residents of the northern Sydney region on Monday to prepare for attacks on "wild bats," as high temperatures triggered an explosion of bat attacks.

Health officials said residents of Hunter Valley and New England in the north had reported an unprecedented number of bats, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that two of the attacks had been perpetrated by "flying foxes" infected with the rabies virus.

"There have been seven attacks in the past two weeks, even more than ever before," said Public Health Doctor David Durham. "Two bats tested for the rabies virus have already been confirmed, which gives rise to real concerns".

Unusual temperatures, with temperatures above 40 degrees, made bats unhealthy; they lost their balance and fell trees and electrical wires.

Dead black foxes (bats, as they are usually called) begin when the temperature reaches 42 degrees Celsius. The flying foxes disappear when the temperature reaches 43 degrees Celsius.

Many bats carry the Australian rabies virus, which can be deadly to humans. The Durham virus said: Once the virus enters the human body, it can no longer be effectively treated.

"Virtually everyone is infected with the virus," Durham told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, while Fiona Mac Burney (Wild Wild Aid) called on residents to call in experts to detect bald people -souris in difficulty.