50 Elephants In India Get Shitfaced On Moonshine And Go On A Drunken Rampage

Fifty wild elephants went on a drunken rampage after downing 18 containers of mahua, a powerful alcoholic brew, in India. The trunk and disorderly mammals ransacked a shop, three houses and ruined crops in the eastern village of Dumurkota, India. Police say the gang of over-the-limit tuskers downed more than 500litres of moonshine alcohol, managing to drink the place dry in a matter of minutes. The unruly mob demolished dozens of houses in their desperate hunt for more booze after hoovering up the hard stuff in record time. Local police officer Asish Samanat said the drunken elephants were more ‘aggressive’ than usual after their mammoth drinking session. ’Unfortunately these animals live in close proximity to man and they recognised the smell of the drink,’ he explained. ’They were like any other drunk – aggressive and unreasonable but much, much bigger.’ Police and villagers eventually restored order by herding the elephants over a local river back to their normal migration route. Officer Samanat added: ‘They’ll have one heck of a hangover.’