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Wild elephants kill woman in Jhapa

Wild elephants kill woman in Jhapa
The Rising Nepal
October 18, 2006

JHAPA, Oct 17: One woman died and another received serious injury as the menace of wild elephants have turned the life of the people living at various parts of Jhapa district quite difficult.

Maiya Shrestha of Mangalbare VDC-1 of Shantinagar died after a wild elephant crushed her to death on Monday evening. She came under the wild beast's attack when she was returning home after collecting animal fodder at the near by forest, where she had gone with her son and husband. Both her son and husband were lucky to escape the elephant's attack.

Similarly, Pramila Thapa , 30, of Bahundagi VDC-3 broke her leg after the wild elephant attacked her while she was collecting fire logs in the forest. Other villagers who had gone along with her in the forest were able to escape the elephant attack.

The wild elephants usually come from PaniGhatta Jungle of the Indian State of West Bengal every year. They cross the Mechi River and enter the Nepali area, affecting the lives of people living in the eastern part of Jhapa district.

Apart from killing and injuring people, the wild beasts also destroyed the dozen of houses and considerable amount of crops of people of Bahundagi, Budhabare, Khudunabari and farmers living in northern side of Mechi Nagar Municipality.

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