Elephants at it again

Elephants at it again

LIWA, Lampung: A herd of wild elephants have wrecked havoc at
several villages here which have barely been rebuilt following
the fatal and devastating earthquake early this year.

Dozens of elephants, believed to have strayed from the Bukit
Barisan National Park, have been attacking villages, devouring
plants and destroying house recently rebuilt, according to the
Antara news agency.

There were no reports of casualty but some 250 families in
five villages in Liwa are living in constant fear of new attacks
by the wild elephants, according to local village leaders. (emb)