Elephants help rescue hundreds from flooded Nepali safari park

Flood victims stand outside their temporary shelter after camping at a safe location in Saptari District, Nepal August 14, 2017.

Elephants helped rescue hundreds of tourists from a flooded jungle safari park in Nepal, officials said on Monday, as the death toll from flash floods and landslides after four days of heavy rain rose to 70.

The Rapti River overflowed its banks in Sauraha, 80 km (50 miles) south of the capital, Kathmandu, inundating hotels and restaurants and leaving some 600 tourists stranded.