Wild elephant invades Govt. hospital, damages patient bed

By Nimal Jayaratne

Colombo, Sept. 30 (Daily Mirror) - A wild elephant that roamed into Minneriya Ayurveda Hospital in the early hours of last morning had pulled down a window and taken out and destroyed a bed and an iron box used by the patients to keep their belongings. Several elderly patients were under treatment in the ward.

Employees said they raised cries and managed to scare away the jumbo. They added that wild elephants often raid the hospital and cause damage to property, leaving them in constant fear of possible danger.

They accused the authorities of turning a deaf ear to their repeated requests to erect an electric fence to protect the hospital.