At around 9 a.m. on May 30, a male villager in Kyauksatai village, Mayukam District, Rakhine State, Myanmar, was bitten by a black bear and seriously injured when he went into the mountains to find vines that could be tied to in order to repair a house damaged by the storm.
It is understood that the man who was bitten was Wu Maonuche, 57, of Kyausadai village. At about 9 a.m. on May 30, Wu Maonuche and a male villager from another village entered Mayok Mountain to the west of the village to look for vines, not wanting to encounter black bears, and another male villager escaped, and Wu Maonuche was bitten.
Wu Maonuche's brother-in-law said that the houses in the village were damaged, and in order to repair the houses, they went into the mountains to find vines, two of them went, and one escaped, he was bitten, his eyes and elbows were bitten.
It is alleged that Wu Maonuche was bitten in his left eye, which was seriously injured, and then his elbow was also bitten, and he was taken to the Radeidang People's Hospital for treatment at 10 a.m. that day. However, due to the serious eye injury, the doctor arranged to transfer to Sittwe People's Hospital on May 31.
The villagers told them that Wu Maonuche had been hunting for a living in Mayok Mountain and did not want to be bitten by a black bear. Storms have damaged mountain forests and reduced food for wildlife, so wildlife is constantly looking for food close to human settlements.
In addition, on May 27, a 70-year-old male from Donbai village, Ladeidang township, went to work in the mountains and was trampled to death by a wild elephant. According to news from Rakhine State, at about 9 a.m. on May 30, a male villager in Kyauksatai village, Mayugan District, Radedang Township, was wearing a black bear and was bitten by a black bear while repairing a house damaged by the storm to find vines that could be tied up.
It is understood that the man who was bitten was Wu Maonuche, 57, of Kyausadai village. At about 9 a.m. on May 30, Wu Maonuche and a male villager from another village entered Mayok Mountain to the west of the village to look for vines, not wanting to encounter black bears, and another male villager escaped, and Wu Maonuche was bitten.
Wu Maonuche's brother-in-law said that the houses in the village were damaged, and in order to repair the houses, they went into the mountains to find vines, two of them went, and one escaped, he was bitten, his eyes and elbows were bitten.
It is alleged that Wu Maonuche was bitten in his left eye, which was seriously injured, and then his elbow was also bitten, and he was taken to the Radeidang People's Hospital for treatment at 10 a.m. that day. However, due to the serious eye injury, the doctor arranged to transfer to Sittwe People's Hospital on May 31.
The villagers told them that Wu Maonuche had been hunting for a living in Mayok Mountain and did not want to be bitten by a black bear. Storms have damaged mountain forests and reduced food for wildlife, so wildlife is constantly looking for food close to human settlements.
In addition, on May 27, a 70-year-old male from Donbai village, Ladeidang township, went to work in the mountains and was trampled to death by a wild elephant.