Elephant breaks into Malaysian school, causes panic
Kuala Lumpur: An elephant broke into a school in the Malaysian province of Sabah on Thursday, forcing the eviction of teachers and students.
The elephant appeared to be foraging for food at the SMK School in Telupid, a small town in the region, and stomped through several classrooms in the building while people were still inside, as seen in a video published on the Facebook profile of the Sabah Police.
Authorities indicated that this was the second time this year that an elephant entered the educational centre. On Wednesday, 10 elephants demolished a fence to access the premises of the Beluran police station, about 5 km from the school.
A team of veterinarians and forest guards were trying to redirect the animals into the forest and were analyzing ways to keep animals away from residential areas.
Rapid deforestation affecting the ecosystems of Borneo Island is threatening the survival of elephants in the region with an estimated population between 500 and 2,000.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
