Town invaded by 120 Elephants

Just think what shall happen if in your town 120 elephants suddenly invade & create chaos. As per a report , It actually happened in Hojai, a town 105 miles south-east of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state. When elephants roamed the streets of the town wildlife officials & police tried to disperse them by firing in the air, by bursting firecrackers and beating the drums. Thousands of residents of Hojai have to run for their lives. In all this running two persons were injured. In all that chaos followed, elephants damaged several bamboo houses while retreating. Hojai has a population of around 100 000.

In Assam State of India, it has the largest Asiatic elephant population, which is estimated at 5,300, according to a recently released wildlife census. Earlier also reports of several incidents of elephants going berserk had happened, who generally look for rice beer in the area & fields. As per the official figures, Elephants have killed 239 people in Assam in the past five years, while 265 elephants have died during the same period, mainly these have been poisoned by angry humans, who were attacked by the beast.

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