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A herd of wild elephants re-entered the settlement and damaged residents' houses at night in Talang Daiyah, Pekon (Village) Sidorejo, Suoh District, West Lampung.

The builder of the Suoh Elephant Conflict Task Force and Bandar Negeri Suoh (BNS), Sugeng Hari Kinaryo Adi said the herd of wild elephants returned to residential areas at night and damaged a number of residents' houses.

"Residents of wild elephants damaged Mr Amin's house in Pemangku Talang Daiyah, and this morning towards Talang Ujang, it is possible that many houses were damaged," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 27.

He said the herd of wild elephants this afternoon had entered the forest again towards Mount Gede.

"The elephants started going in the afternoon and towards Mount Gede. On the mountain there was a lot of food for them, it is possible that a herd of wild elephants will stay there for a long time," he said.

Based on previous reports, a number of wild elephants re-entered the settlement and damaged plantation land owned by residents in Talang Daiyah, Pekon (Village) Sidorejo, Suoh District, West Lampung Regency.

The builder of the Suoh Elephant Conflict Task Force and Bandar Negeri Suoh (BNS), Sugeng Hari Kinaryo Adi, when contacted from South Lampung, Tuesday, said the appearance of the wild elephant was seen on Monday at 21.00 WIB. "Yes, I received a report that the herd of wild elephants returned to the village in Talang Daiyah last night. The herd of wild elephants was behind the houses of local residents who were at that location," he said.

He said that until now his party together with the local community were still monitoring the herd of wild elephants that entered the residents' settlements.

"The blockade was carried out by residents together with the task force, it can be ascertained that until now the situation at the location is still safe. So that local residents do not need to evacuate, but of course we must remain vigilant and vigilant," he said.

He also explained that the Suoh Valley Task Force has now carried out silting and dispelling the herd of wild elephants.

According to him, the herd of wild elephants amounted to 18 and is thought to have entered the forest again, but at night they returned to settlements and damaged residents' houses.