Kudde olifanten uit Nepal richt veel schade aan in Indiaas dorp bij Katarniyaghat wildpark, Bahraich district

Elephants damage crop, houses

24-02-2010 Press Trust of India, India


Bahraich (UP), Feb 24 (PTI) A herd of elephants from the jungles of neighbouring country Nepal attacked a colony near the Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary here and damaged crops.

Over half a dozen elephants yesterday broke the gate of the colony and damaged walls of at least two houses. The pachyderms also damaged household goods besides, pulling down trees and the sugarcane crop in the farmhouse of the colony, officials said.

The residents faced a tough time chasing the elephants away by burning fire and beating drums, they said.

It seems that the animals lost their way and entered the colony, forest department officials said.

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