18 Elephants Killed In Lightning Strike In Assam 18 Elephants Killed In Lightning Strike In Assam The incident took place in Kandoli Proposed Reserved Forest (PRF) in Kathiatoli range of Nagaon forest Division. Updated: May 13, 2021 11:06 pm IST At least 18 wild elephants were found dead atop Bamuni Hills in Assam. At least 18 wild elephants were found dead atop Bamuni Hills in Assam's Nagaon district today after lightning struck them during the showers in the area last night. Sources from the state forest department have told NDTV that as per preliminary investigation, the animals appear to have been killed in a lightning strike. The sources said a search operation has been launched in the area and the actual reason and number of elephants killed will be known in due course.