Elephant tramples elderly to death

An elderly woman died from elephant attack in Makawanpur on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Maiya Thapa, 80, of Meldanda of Manahari Rural Municipality-3, according to the District Police Office.

She died on the spot when the elephant attacked her at a time when she had gone to collect grass at Parsa Wildlife Reserve, which lies around three kilometers away from her house.