ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A farmer was trampled to death by a herd of marauding elephants in southern Tanzania's district of Tunduru, authorities said Sunday.
The killed man was identified as Ally Kalengo, 56, of Kalulu village in the district 1,205 km from the Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
Limbega Ally, Tunduru District Acting Wildlife Officer, said that the farmer died on the spot at his farm after a group of five elephants attacked and killed him on Saturday.
He said that the elephants had strayed from Selous Game Reserve, one of the largest faunal reserves in the world, located in the south of Tanzania.
According to the official, the elephants were in search of food before attacking the farmer, who was busy harvesting rice on his farm, at around 6 p.m.
He said that the farmer was trying to ward off the elephants.
Ally said officers were sent to help return all the elephants to the game reserve.
According to the most recent elephant census, published in June 2015, Tanzania has 43,000 elephants, down from 109,000 in 2009.
