THE Ministry of Tourism has disclosed that 36 people have died from hippo attacks in 2025. The Ministry says many of the deaths occurred when individuals deliberately provoked or approached wild animals. In a statement issued by the Ministry Public Relations Unit following a video which was circulating on social media in which children were seen harassing and chasing a hippopotamus in the water, the Ministry condemned the act by the children, describing the behaviour as reckless and dangerous. “The Ministry condemns this conduct in the strongest terms possible a disturbing video circulating on social media in which children are seen harassing and chasing a hippopotamus in the water. This behaviour is not only reckless but gravely dangerous. It places...
