The tragic death of a woman and her baby... They were run over under the feet of an elephant
A woman and her three-month-old baby have died after being run over by an elephant in southeastern Zimbabwe, the local national parks authority said Tuesday.
The 23-year-old woman, while returning to her home in rural Shepingi district, encountered a herd of elephants, after visiting relatives in an area near the house with her child on the occasion of the New Year.
"An elephant overran her and attacked her, killing her and her baby," Tinashe Farrow, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Parks and Livestock Administration, told AFP.
The increase in the number of elephants in rural areas of Zimbabwe leads to confrontations between humans and wild animals.
The National Park Service indicated that 40 people died during the first nine months of 2021 in similar accidents.
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