Wild elephants kill five Bangladeshis
Date: 20-Nov-02
Country: BANGLADESH
In the latest attack, elephants killed a man yesterday and destroyed 10 houses at Ramu in Cox's Bazar district, 420 km (262 miles) from the capital Dhaka.
Forest rangers said the latest death brought to five the number of people killed in Cox's Bazar and Chittagong districts over the past month, taking the toll since January to 25.
Wild elephants often come down from the hills searching for food, especially rice paddy, and attack anyone trying to scare them away, officials said.
Elephants have also killed loggers who ventured into forests.
