Manyinga, Zambia, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Four adults and three youths have been attacked and killed on the banks of Zambia's Kabompo River within two months, a senior official confirmed to Xinhua here on Wednesday.
These people have been attacked and killed on the banks of the Kabompo River when they either go for fishing or fetch water, according to Manyinga District Commissioner Brenda Mukwakwa, who said her office will engage the Zambia Wildlife Authority to cull the reptiles.
"A lot of people have died after being attacked by the crocodiles; we will engage the Wildlife Authority to help crop the reptiles because so many lives have been lost," she said.
Manyinga is a rural district in Zambia with the Kabompo River, which is one of Africa's deepest rivers and cuts across the district in northwestern Zambia.
Further, Mukwakwa said sensitizing the community in Manyinga to avoid going to fish or fetch water from the river has been ongoing, especially this time when the river has burst its banks, which resulted in crocodile attacks.
Paul Koni, one of the residents of Manyinga, said the authority should move in quickly to control the population of reptiles before many lives are lost.
"We are looking forward to reduced attacks once the cropping of crocodiles takes place," he said. ■