• People stand on rooftops to watch a wild elephant that strayed into town on Wednesday, February 10. The panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes before it was tranquilised. AP Photo
    People stand on rooftops to watch a wild elephant that strayed into town on Wednesday, February 10. The panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes before it was tranquilised. AP Photo
  • A wild elephant that strayed into the town moves through the streets as people follow at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India. AP Photo
    A wild elephant that strayed into the town moves through the streets as people follow at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India. AP Photo
  • A wild elephant that strayed into the town moves through the streets as people run at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India. The elephant had wandered from the Baikunthapur forest on Wednesday, crossing roads and a small river before entering the town. AP Photo
    A wild elephant that strayed into the town moves through the streets as people run at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India. The elephant had wandered from the Baikunthapur forest on Wednesday, crossing roads and a small river before entering the town. AP Photo
  • Attacks by elephants have been on the rise in eastern India. Wildlife experts say the destruction of animal habitats in the country is one of the main reasons for the increase in encounters between wild animals and villagers in rural areas of India. AP Photo
    Attacks by elephants have been on the rise in eastern India. Wildlife experts say the destruction of animal habitats in the country is one of the main reasons for the increase in encounters between wild animals and villagers in rural areas of India. AP Photo
  • The panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes before it was tranquilized. AP Photo
    The panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes before it was tranquilized. AP Photo
  • The elephant strayed into the village early in the morning and woke up villagers with its roaring. AP Photo
    The elephant strayed into the village early in the morning and woke up villagers with its roaring. AP Photo
  • Authorities use a crane to remove a wild elephant that strayed into town at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India. No injuries were reported after the animal damaged approximately 100 structures. AP Photo
    Authorities use a crane to remove a wild elephant that strayed into town at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India. No injuries were reported after the animal damaged approximately 100 structures. AP Photo

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Wild elephant rampages through Indian village - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

February 10, 2016

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A wild elephant went on a rampage in a village in India’s eastern West Bengal state on Wednesday, damaging around 100 structures, villagers said. Video taken in the village of Ektiasal showed the beast wandering around and knocking over flimsy huts. The elephant strayed into the village early in the morning and woke up villagers with its roaring.

* Reuters

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