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Authorities said a wild elephant trampled a sweet potato farmer to death in a village in Southern Tanzania’s district of Tunduru.
The incident happened in Twendembele village in the district, and the elephant killed the 35-year-old man, who was on his sweet potatoes’ farm, which is located along Mkundi River.
The killed man was identified as Hamisa Malongo.
Eye witnesses said the deceased was chasing the largest mammals from his sweet potato farm.
“It is so sad! Malongo was trying to chase the animals away, but without his knowledge, the elephants started charging against him and finally they trampled on him to his death,” one of the eyewitnesses said.
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