Speaking with Dantri/Dtinews on Sunday afternoon, the chairman of Nam Son District People's Committee, Luong Van Biet, said that the elephant came to a local house early that morning.
"Security cameras at the house showed that the elephant went through the garden, pulling down many trees and eating a banana tree," the official said. "The animal then came to the kitchen and broke some wooden planks."
According to local authorities, the female elephant has lived in a nearby forest for over 10 years. It would sometimes come to residential areas to seek food. Local people have been advised to look out for it but not cause the animal any harm when trying to chase it back to the forest.
Statistics from Nghe An Provincial forest rangers said that 14-16 wild elephants live in local forests in some districts including Con Cuong, Anh Son, Tuong Duong, Quy Hop and Quy Chau.
The wild elephants are coming to residential areas more often due to food shortages as natural forests have felled and been replaced by plantations.
