18 elephants suspected killed by India lightning strike

Guwahati, India (AFP) May 13, 2021

At least 18 elephants are suspected to have been killed by lightning in northeastern India, officials said Thursday as they launched a probe into the incident. Forest officials and a local lawmaker, Jitu Goswami, told AFP they believed the pachyderms died after lightning struck a forest in Nagaon district in central Assam during a storm on Wednesday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sa