A herd of wild elephants had recently invaded the Dambana village in Mahiyanganaya and destroyed houses and crops.
On Friday (20) night, the herd had attacked three houses and a makeshift grain store before proceeding to consume two sacks of processed maize. The same herd had also attacked another individual and her daughter at their home around a week ago.Mahiyanganaya resident G. K. Lal Ranasingha said the entire population of the area are currently threatened by wild elephants. He said that Wildlife Conservation Department officials were responsible for the rising number of wild elephant attacks.
Meanwhile, Shirani, a victim of the said attacks, said that when she had visited the Wildlife Conservation Department branch in her area, an official had asked her to visit another office of the department and lodge a complaint, if she had been victimised by wild elephants.
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