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Video taken in
the village of Ektiasal showed the beast wandering around and
knocking over flimsy huts.
The elephant strayed into the village early in the morning and
woke up villagers with its roaring.
"The elephant entered from a nearby forest area. It has
destroyed many houses and people are scared and helpless,"
villager Milan Saha said.
No injuries were reported.
Attacks by elephants have been on the rise in eastern India.
Wildlife experts say the destruction of animal habitats in the
country is one of the main reasons for the increase in
encounters between wild animals and villagers in rural areas of
India.
(Reporting by Reuters television; Writing by Jeremy Gaunt;
Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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