Six elephants die trying to save each other in Thai waterfall

Sunday, 6 October 2019 08:43

Six wild elephants have drowned after slipping off a waterfall at the Khao Yai National Park in southern Thailand.

The elephants, including a three-year old-calf, died while trying to save each other.

Park officials were alerted to elephants "crying" for help at 3:00 am on Saturday.

Two elephants, found on a cliff edge nearby, have been moved by Thai authorities.

The waterfall, known as Haew Narok (Hell's Fall), has been closed to the public following the incident.

A herd of eight elephants died after falling in 1992.

More from International

Winter storm kills dozens as cold lingers in central and eastern US

At least 38 people across 14 states had died as of Tuesday from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern US gripped by snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures, according to local officials and news reports.
Indian minister Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, has died in a plane crash on Wednesday while heading to the city of Baramati to attend public meetings ahead of local body elections next month. He was 66.
Death toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing people in Indonesia landslide

Search operations for the 32 people still missing after a landslide in Indonesia's West Java were hampered by rain on Wednesday morning, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, as it raised the death toll to 34.
Three tourists killed in boat capsize off Oman coast

Three French tourists were killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, the Royal Oman Police said on Tuesday in a post on X.
School materials enter Gaza after being blocked for two years, UN agency says

The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two-and-a-half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities.