Elephants from India damage 7 houses in Jamalpur

A heard of 80 wild elephants entered bordering Pathorerchar village in Dewanganj upazila from Indian Meghalaya state and attacked the houses of seven families.
However, no casualties were reported, said locals.
Sensing the arrival of the animals, the villagers lighted up the area with the help of a generator to prevent possible attack around 6:00pm.
But their attempts went in vain as the wild elephants finally stormed into the village and damaged the houses within two hours.
During the incident, an elephant sustained injuries when it came in contact with the live electric wire of the generator.
Around 8:00pm, the villagers somehow managed to drive away the elephants from the locality, said Abdur Rashid Mandol, chairman of Dangdhora union parishad.
Yesterday morning, hundreds of local people gathered near the frontier line at the village and protested attack on the locality by the Indian elephants.
"Elephants from across the border often enter our villages killing people, damaging houses and crops", alleged a protester.
Later, a flag meeting was held between the members of BSF and BGB to resolve the issue, said local administration sources.
Earlier, the animals went on rampage at the village on Friday and Saturday.
With the latest raids, the wild elephants attacked two frontier villages-- Pathorerchar and Makhonerchar-- for 11 times this month.