Animals suffer from drought

Wild elephants rampaging through villages in search of food and water

KUNMING - The severe drought in Southwest China is affecting not only local residents, but also a wide range of animals in the region's forests and countryside.

In Xishuangbanna, a Dai ethnic group autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province, a group of wild elephants have recently been rampaging through the forests towards villages to look for water and food.