Woman, 3 kids trampled to death by herd of wild elephants at Rohingya refugee camp

Tragedy struck at the Balukhali camp in Ukhiya town, southern Bangladesh when a herd of wild elephants overran sleeping Rohingya refugees killing a woman and her three children.

According to Mohammed Ali Kabir, District forest official, the herd of elephants trampled tents where several refugees were sleeping, and unfortunately killed four people.

Read also: Global powers stand by Iran nuclear deal despite Trump’s policy shift

Kabir who said the herd of elephants entered the Balukhali camp in Ukhiya town early on Saturday said that four other people were injured in the attack and many others fled to different directions for safety.

Reports say the attack was the third attack by wild elephants on the refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, which borders Myanmar.

Records reveal that at least seven people died in the two previous attacks.

 

RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears

Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now