Chatra, Aug 4 (PTI) A herd of a dozen wild elephants wreaked havoc in Jharkhand's Chatra district in the early hours of Wednesday and trampled to death a 55-year-old woman, an official said.

Several thatched houses were damaged by the herd at Turi Mohalla and Barwadih in Padampur in Tandwa forest area of the district, he said.

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Jamuni Devi, who was sleeping in her house, was trampled to death by the herd, he added.

Another woman, Basanti Devi, suffered a serious head injury.

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After getting information about the incident, a team of the Forest Department and block administration visited the spot.

Mukti Prakash Panna, the range officer of Tandwa, said that Rs 4 lakh would be given as compensation to the family members of the deceased by the Forest Department.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said.

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