In the spring of 1972, the Chandka Forest area in India – already
suffering from drought – was hit by a searing heat wave as well. The
local elephants, who normally were no problem, became so crazed by the
high temperatures and lack of water that the villagers told authorities
they were afraid to venture out and to farm their land. By summer the
situation had worsened. On July 10, the elephant herds went berserk and
stampeded through five villages, leaving general devastation and 24
deaths in their wake.
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