CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - A herd of wild elephants rampaged through a village in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday, killing a boy and injuring 15 people, police and witnesses said.
The herd of about 10 elephants also demolished 20 bamboo-made houses and destroyed crops and trees at Sayedabad 330 km (210 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.
Villagers later chased the elephants away by beating drums and setting off firecrackers.
Five members of a family were killed by wild elephants at a nearby village two weeks ago.
At least 15 people are killed by elephants in Bangladesh each year as forests shrink due to encroachment by the rising population, officials say. One of the most densely populated nations, Bangladesh has forest cover of only 17.5 percent.
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