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Child dies in elephant attack and 50 houses damaged in Assam

Guwahati: An 8-year-old child was killed and his parents injured in an attack by wild elephants in Assam’s Golaghat district, officials said, adding that around 50 houses were damaged.

According to a forest department officer, the incident took place in the Shyamraipur Tea Estate near Numaligarh town on Sunday night when a herd of wild elephants wandered into the region in quest for food.

The elephant herd went on the attack spree and destroyed at least 50 nearby houses. An 8-year-old boy died during the attack, and his parents suffered severe injuries.

Mohd Abdul Irfan

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