The day my child was killed by an elephant

Conflict between humans and elephants is more intense in Sri Lanka than anywhere else in the world - 70 people are killed every year and more than 250 elephants die. Clashes are particularly frequent in areas that were abandoned for long periods during the country's lengthy civil war. Last June, six-year-old Sulojini and her father, Raja Thurai, were returning home from the river in the late after