A woman was killed and dozens of people were injured.
Sixty-year-old woman died, dozens of people were injured as a result of panic caused by the fight of the elephants at the procession in the Sri Lankan town of Ratnapura in honor of the Buddhist festival of the Perahera – the worship of the tooth relic.
The animals began to fight back in the process of getting ready to March through the streets of the city, with the result that the trainer had injected one of the fighting pike then the elephant began to run, making loud noises and causing panic among people.
According to local authorities present at the procession of sixty-year-old woman died of a heart attack before the fugitive managed to stop.
Elephants regularly attend religious celebrations of Buddhists and Hindus of Sri Lanka.
The island’s residents believe these animals are sacred and temples of the country keep domesticated elephants, which are traditionally used for work on the farm.
