China News Service, Kunming, July 15 (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) The provincial headquarters of Asian elephant safety precautions for the northward movement of Yunnan Province reported on the 15th that from 17:00 on July 14 to 17:00 on July 15, the elephant herd generally moved northwest. It moved 12 kilometers in a roundabout way and continued to move in the woodland near Longwu Town, Shiping County.

The elephants are within the monitoring range, and the human elephants are safe.

The picture shows the elephant group monitored.

Photo courtesy of Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade

The picture shows the elephant group monitored.

Photo courtesy of Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade

  The on-site headquarters is operating normally.

A total of 215 emergency response personnel and police were deployed that day, 123 emergency vehicles, 110 muck trucks, and 19 drones were dispatched, 893 households with 3741 people were evacuated, 2.58 tons of elephant food were fed, and 624 vehicles were advised to return 1824 people. .

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