An elephant attacked a bus in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, completely destroying the vehicle. In a video posted to the BBC, the elephant is seen smashing through the front window of a bus with its trunk and tusks, shattering the windshield, and triggering the bus’s horn. The elephant then made its way to the doors on the left side of the bus and smashed the doors with its tusks, as several air force personnel inside the bus wearing white shirts filmed the incident. No injuries have been reported, although violent encounters with elephants are not uncommon in Sri Lanka, a country where wildlife and humans often compete for resources. According to an article published by The Guardian, there was an astonishing death toll of 176 people and 470 elephants in 2023, making Sri Lanka “the worst country” for encounters between humans and elephants. The island country is plagued by the effects of climate change, including deforestation, which leads to ongoing competition between humans and wildlife for land.
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