Somkid Jukul points to the concrete block wall beside his house that was knocked down by wild elephants which raided the village and damaged crops in Kanchanaburi's Muang district early on Thursday. (Photo by Piyarach Chongcharoen)KANCHANABURI: A herd of wild elephants raided a village in Muang district and destroyed crops and property early on Thursday. The damage at Moo 1 in tambon Chongsadao included a concrete block wall knocked down at the home of Somkid Jukul, and fruit orchards around the village stripped of fruit and the trees damaged. Elephants' footprints and dung were left throughout the village. She said wild elephants often entered villages in tambon Chongsadao to forage for food, which made local people so fearful.

Source: Bangkok Post May 04, 2018 03:22 UTC