12 People Died After Elephants Ran Over a Refugee Camp

The elephants were stressed because the refugee camp blocked one of the routes that the animals have been using for centuries.


Twelve refugees were killed after frightened elephants ran over one of the largest refugee camps in the world, the BBC reported.

The animals destroyed many of the homes in a Bangkish camp in Bangladesh.

The problem is that huge refugee camps block elephants' migration routes. Animals get confused and stressed when they deviate from their routes.

The United Nations Association decided to set up observation towers and specially trained teams to guide the animals when they cross the camp. With this, they hope to avoid more death cases among both people and elephants. So far, no elephant has been injured.


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Injured elephant still lying

Injured elephant Rajlakkhi, undergoing treatment while lying on the ground at Ishobpur in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar, sees only a little improvement during the last few days as the local livestock department office lacks necessary equipment for treatment of injured animals.

An elephant, badly injured while getting down from a truck on July 14 night, is still lying in a field at Ishobpur beside Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar.

The accident occurred due to alleged negligence of the men of the circus party that had rented it for a show.

“We are trying to treat the elephant with necessary medicines. But it will take time to recover,” Dr Md Ariful Islam, veterinary surgeon of Srimangal upazila livestock department.

“We have limitation as there is no X-ray facility for animals in Srimangal livestock department and Lawacherra Wildlife Rescue Centre.

“If X-rays could be done, it would help to properly identify the problem and provide the required treatment,” he said.

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