Lighting kills around 20 elephants in Assam
Special Representative
GUWAHATI, May 13 2021: In a tragic incident, around 20 wild elephants were found dead at Bamuni Hills at Barhampur in Nagaon district of Assam Thursday. The carcasses were found strewn all over the place while it is suspected that the herd of elephants due to lightning strike.
The elephant herd has been taking shelter in that hill for a long time. Senior forest officials have rushed to the spot to take stock of the death of such a huge number of elephants simultaneously.
Meanwhile, expressing concern over the tragic death of about 20 elephants at one place on a single day, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed the State Environment and Forest Minister, Parimal Suklavaidya to rush to the site to assess the situation at the ground regarding death of elephants.