India, Jan. 31 -- A 62-year-old woman was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Assam's Tamulpur district on Thursday night, nine years after her husband died in a similar manner, family members said.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Pradip Kumar Bhuyan said a herd of elephants entered a village at Nagrijuli area of Tamulpur near Indo-Bhutan border in search of food on Thursday night and vandalised several houses.

"Our officials were informed by the villagers after the attack, and they said most of the residents managed to escape. We inspected the area after the elephants left and one trampled body was recovered," he said.

The deceased person was identified as Taramani Barman, police said.

"We keep facing such attacks. Her husban...