Two elephants dies of electrocution in West Karbi Anglong, Assam
The herd of elephants- one male one female has come in contact with a low hanging 33-kilo volt power cable in West Karbi Anglong which lead to their death
| 16 Dec 2020 10:05 AM GMT
West Karbi Anglong: In a tragic incident, two wild elephants were electrocuted and died on the spot in the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Tuesday (December 15).
The herd of elephants came in contact with a low hanging 33-kilo volt power cable which resulted in them getting electrocuted to death.
The incident took place on Tuesday night at Bogorighat village in West Karbi Anglong.
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