Huge swarm of 80 bats drives family of four from home

A huge swarm of bats invaded a house in Savannah , forcing a family of four out of their home.

Almost 80 bats stormed into the Georgia home through the vents and overwhelmed the house in an incident mother-of-two Monica Grant described as “traumatising”.

Ms Grant and her partner Isaiah, speaking to local news outlet WSAV , said they moved into their rental home around a year ago with their two young children.

It was 18 January when they saw an unexpected guest in their home: the first bat. Then, a few days later, they spotted a few more raiding their house, according to the outlet.

Before long, they were met with a huge swarm of around 80 bats that started coming through their vents.

According to WSAV, the Georgia Department of Public Health deemed their house an “imminent health risk”, and the family moved in with a neighbour.

In an update on their GoFundMe page, Mr Grant said they have been “overwhelmed by support,” and someone has come forward with a furnished townhouse for the family to rent for a month before they figure out something else.

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