By Rathindra Kuruwita
Wild elephants killed two people in the Damana Police area yesterday. According to Damana Police, this is the second instance where humans have been attacked by elephants in the area recently.

“The elephants have attacked and killed two individuals in the early hours, in a place called Rahman town and the bodies have been sent to Akkaraipattu for magisterial inquiries,” a senior Police officer there said adding that the attacks on humans by elephants have risen in the area dramatically in recent months.

“This is the second incident this week. Another man was killed last Saturday and similar incidents have become commonplace,” he said. Meanwhile, Akkaraipattu Police said that the magisterial inquiries are underway.

Each year, around 150 elephants and 50-70 humans die because of the elephant-human conflict. Last year, 186 elephants were killed. During the first eight months of this year 131 elephants have been killed.

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