Carcasses of 18 wild elephants found in Assam's Nagaon district, lightning strikes suspected

The carcasses of 18 wild elephants, reportedly killed in lightning strikes, were found on a hill in Assam's Nagaon-Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.

At least 18 wild elephants were found dead on a hill along the border of Assam's Nagaon-Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. https://t.co/4ci4j9rymJ pic.twitter.com/y67CGBwIEz — Hemanta Kumar Nath (@hemantakrnath) May 13, 2021 Preliminary investigation into the deaths by the forest department has revealed that the wild elephants could have been killed in lighting strikes.