Residents of a village in northeastern India watched in horror on Tuesday (August 25) as two wild elephants did battle metres from their homes.

Footage captured in Numaligarh in the Goloaghat district of Assam shows the adult elephants wrestling close to wooden houses as the terrified residents let off fireworks to drive the hefty intruders away.

Up to 300 people are killed annually in human-elephant conflicts, according to the WWF.

Two jumbos settled a dispute by coming to blows in northeastern India's Assam on August 25. The incident took place in Numaligarh, located in the Golaghat district.

Visuals feature two elephants battling with one another. The pachyderms approach each other and tackle their trunks. Following this, the duo goes in circles while pressing their heads together. Later, the jumbos break up the fight and silently walk across the residential region.

Elephants in the region are known for straying off their corridors and emerging in the residential areas. However, two such jumbos began fighting, gripping the onlookers with panic and amusement.