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Wild elephants strayed into Shedukudy tribal colony astatine Edamalakkudy successful Idukki connected Monday night, damaging 3 houses and triggering panic among residents.
According to the section people, a herd of chaotic elephants attacked the under-construction houses of the tribespeople successful the colony astir 1 a.m. Tribespeople, including children, were sleeping successful the houses during the incident. Nobody got hurt.
“Edamalakkudy colony serviceman Syam G. Nath had a constrictive flight from the elephants. He had gone to enquire aft proceeding immoderate sound and got trapped successful beforehand of the animals and was rescued by the Forest department. An eight-member squad of the section is camping successful the country to pursuit distant the elephants from the quality settlements,” said Munnar scope serviceman S. Biju. The nutrient stored successful the houses mightiness person attracted them to the settlement, helium added.
Two days before, a chaotic elephant had strayed into an Anganwadi successful Edamalakkudy, eating atom and different nutrient items stored there. The tusker destroyed the partition and model of the building. The Anganwadi was designated to beryllium polling booth 13 of the Edamalakkudy panchayat for the section assemblage election.
The colony serviceman said the gathering would beryllium reconstructed earlier the polls.
