Several Injured as Elephants Rampage Along Parade Route in Sri Lanka

At least 17 people were injured when two elephants went on a rampage during the annual Kotte Perahera parade in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, September 7, according to Sri Lanka’s Hiru News.

Video shared on social media shows the elephants, festooned in parade regalia, escaping from their handlers and racing through the streets.

The parade is held in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte every year to honour the Sacred Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and was first held in 1415, according to The Island Online. Credit: Isuru Madushan Subasinghe via Storyful