"The destruction caused by these elephants were reported in Katanga, Kibuka, Seni, Banda-Ngongo, Mulasa, Kizunzu, and Mangomba villages.

The Kwango civil society groups said 370 households were affected by the destruction.

Over 12,450 other people were also forced to flee from their homes in neighbouring Kiambamba villages.

The civil society and local authorities in Kasongo-Lunda have appealed for help from both the provincial and central governments as well as from humanitarian aid agencies to help those affected.

source : xinhua