Elephants wreak havoc, destroy crops in Mbire

Zim Now Writer

A large herd of elephants recently destroyed crops that include maize, sorghum and other crops mainly in wards 4 and 6 of Mahuwe, Mbire District, thereby dashing hopes of farmers recording a bumper harvest this season.

Chinheza Chigwajara, who is the current Chief Matsivo of Mbire, said the elephants were causing havoc in the district and people could hardly do anything but watch helplessly as their crops are grazed to the ground.

Chief Matsivo added that people are always up at night in fear of the elephants and called on authorities to urgently intervene to ensure that farmers harvest their crops safely.

“We are appealing for the Government to intervene here in Mbire because elephants are destroying our crops,” he said.

“People are afraid to harvest their crops. The problem needs to be addressed quickly. We do not want to continue losing our crops like this. Safety of people is needed. We appeal for authorities to intervene and take action over the matter.’’

The villagers are appealing to government and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority to come up with more hands-on interventions to remove the elephants from the villages before it is too late.