A herd of around 80 elephants causes pandemonium in a village in Krishnagiri, southern India, storming through the centre and destroying houses.

A group of villagers gathered to watch the elephants and started chasing the animals by throwing stones and making loud noises.

The incident reportedly occurred after a young man taunted one of the elephants, angering it and causing it to chase him aggressively. The man fled, but started taunting the elephant from a safer distance.

Animal activists have insisted that strong actions should be taken against individuals who tease wild elephants.

The footage was shot on December 31, 2018.

A herd of 80 wild elephants caused pandemonium in a village in Krishnagiri after they stormed through the centre and ruined some houses.A group of villagers gathered to watch the elephants started chasing the elephants by throwing stones and making loud noises.The Herd of Elephants and their little ones struggles to find a way out of the village.A young man from the group constantly teased the elephant and tried to even hit the elephants with stones approaching the elephants from closer distance.This angered one of the elephant and it chased the young man aggressively. Seeing the elephant unexpected chase the young man shouted and ran away from the spot,but again started teasing the elephant from a safer distance. The elephant aggressively followed him even tried to attack him.But the man escaped inches away from the elephant attack.Animal activists have insisted that strong action should be taken against such individuals who tease the wild elephants.