State officials said Wednesday that since October 3, at least 36 people have been killed in floods and landslides across the state.
The deluge also swamped large parts of Gorumara and Jaldapara national parks.
“The two wildlife sanctuaries... have been submerged under floodwater forcing the animals to stray out,“ West Bengal forest minister Birbaha Hansda told AFP.
A leopard was spotted “negotiating choppy water”, she said, but has not been seen since.
“The carcasses of dead animals have started emerging on the riverbanks,“ she said, listing two leopards, a rhino and several bison and deer among the dead.
“Two captive elephants were brought to pull out an adult rhino and two elephant calves stuck on a river bank,“ she added.
The population grew from 1,500 four decades ago to more than 4,000 today. – AFP
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