Highlights:
- Elephants die in power outage, forest officials say
- Four dead elephants were found at one place and 14 at another
- The cause of death of the elephants could be clarified in the autopsy report
This should be the first time in India that such a large number of elephants have died at the same time. New Assam Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma also took note of the incident. The Chief Minister has ordered the forest officials to go to the spot. The autopsy report of the dead elephants may reveal the cause of death of the elephants.
Chief Forest Conservator Amit Sahay informed that lightning struck the hilly area of ​​Kundoli forest in Kathiatoli range on Wednesday night. The Forest Department team was able to reach the area on Thursday afternoon. Elephant carcasses were found in two separate herds. The bodies of 14 elephants were found at the top of the hill and four at the bottom of the hill, officials said.
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