Wildlife officials were combing the jungles of southern Nepal on Wednesday in search of a wild elephant that has killed 11 people in the past two weeks. District Forest Officer Yadav Dhital said wildlife guards were trying to track the elusive animal but had been unable to find any traces. The elephant has killed 11 people in three districts of southern Nepal, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of the capital, Katmandu, he was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. The animal keeps disappearing into the jungle and local villagers, who mostly live in one-story huts, are scared, Dhital said, adding that villagers have been using smoke, fire crackers and drums to try to keep it away.
