Wild elephants straying into a Bangladesh village killed a man, injured another and trampled several homes on Saturday, Reuters quoted forest officials as saying. The incident occurred at a village near Ramu, about 400 km (250 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka, said an official of Bangladesh Forest Department. Villagers, who were caught off guard, fled their homes, but later returned with drums and firecrackers to scare off the herd of around six elephants. The elephants also devoured rice stocks, fruits and soft plants and destroyed some standing crops in the tiny village. On average, 15 people are killed by elephants in Bangladesh each year.
