At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park

Elephants in Hwange National Park (File imageAlamy/PA)

Elephants in Hwange National Park (File imageAlamy/PA)

At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought.

Their deaths are a sign of what wildlife authorities and conservation groups say is the impact of climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon.

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