Nearly 100 buffaloes die in Namibia stampede | International

WINDHOEK, Sept 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - At least 90 buffaloes were trampled todeath Tuesday as they fled from lions in Namibia's far east, wildlifeofficials said. The stampede happened around 5:00 am (0300 GMT) along the Chobe River, in theZambezi conservation area, a unique wildlife-rich zone of waterfalls, forestsand marshes. The lions had chased the buffaloes from neighbouring Botswana, spokespersonfor the tourism ministry Ndeshipanda Hamunyela told AFP. "It is an unfortunate incident. The animals fell from a deep cliff down intothe river and some tumbled over each other," she said. Footage posted on social media by state broadcaster Namibia BroadcastingCorporation showed about a dozen men with axes chopping up the buffalocarcasses and loading the meat onto pickup trucks. Namibia, a semi-desert...