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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 20 Sep 2017

    Nine elephants electrocuted by overhead power lines in Botswana http://bbc.in/2xSU84U pic.twitter.com/brCunhTuls

    10:18 AM - 20 Sep 2017
    • 69 Retweets
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    • Oloo Wir TheeEAfrican!🇺🇬 Alexis Massa Muhammad_Mukadas Philani #jughead Tsar Vester Elize
    18 replies 69 retweets 59 likes
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      2. Afreei‏ @afreeiseeds 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @natgeowild @Botswana that's heart breaking, mould D environment wit D consciousness of its citizens. Protect what u still have.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Oath Soonyana‏ @oath_soon 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @afreeiseeds @BBCAfrica and

        Not at all... the elephants are overpopulated here

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Afreei‏ @afreeiseeds 23 Sep 2017
        Replying to @oath_soon @BBCAfrica and

        what's abundance somewhere is a need somewhere else. In @IndiaToday elephants plays major role.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. BasilM‏ @BasileM1 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And this is because of the so called modernity and industrialization...the electricity company must withdraw those power lines immediately!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ngaka.willy‏ @Ngaka_Willy 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BasileM1 @BBCAfrica

        you want humans to be lost now, those power lines are part of water supply to the nearest village.its just an unfortunate situation.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Noreen‏ @nkipusa 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        how irresponsible!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. House Lannister‏ @dictionariology 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @nkipusa @BBCAfrica

        How ignorant

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. iQuant‏ @masango1 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        How low are these overhead power lines

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ngaka.willy‏ @Ngaka_Willy 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @masango1 @BBCAfrica

        those elephants damaged the poles til the cables were about 3m above the ground

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. iQuant‏ @masango1 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Ngaka_Willy @BBCAfrica

        Shacks,they died horribly!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Ngaka.willy‏ @Ngaka_Willy 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @masango1 @BBCAfrica

        locals helping themselves to the meatpic.twitter.com/n7twnAbYam

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. iQuant‏ @masango1 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Ngaka_Willy @BBCAfrica

        Much of that carcass is not even suitable for meat except for the trunk,

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. End of conversation
      1. @photoslammer_01‏ @BryanNjoroge1 22 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Chinii

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      1. Uzair Ali‏ @r00tali 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Huge loss to the nature really heartbreaking my heart goes out to those lovely intelligent and caring elephants i adore you GUYS RIP

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      1. 88eagom  🇧🇼 2⃣ 0⃣ 1⃣ 8⃣‏ @lalicho88 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        if 10000 were dead, it would better...these things have occupied half of our land mxm @BWGovernment

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      1. Marie‏ @05_gracy 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Oh no💔

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      1. Soulkid Mambo‏ @soulkid_mambo 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Such paining

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      1. Chwezi Traveller‏ @ChweziTraveller 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @AmiaPamela

        Oh, no!

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      1. Miss WK‏ @perfectlyafric 20 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is insane!!!

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