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The incident occurred on July 27th in Lopburi City, Thailand. Reportedly, a troop of wild monkeys, driven by hunger, descended into the city in search of food. When two troops of monkeys met, a fight broke out over territory. The two troops engaged in a brawl in front of an ancient temple, then chased each other onto a nearby road, causing a traffic jam that lasted four minutes.
Of these two monkey troops, one is frequently seen at a local ancient temple where they are fed by tourists. The other has "taken over" an abandoned movie theater.
Despite the absence of foreign tourists, the people of Lopburi and Thai visitors still regularly feed the monkeys. The lockdown, which came into effect at the beginning of July due to the new wave of Covid-19 and required people to stay indoors, caused the monkeys to return to a state of hunger.
Located 150 km north of Bangkok, Lopburi is home to a large population of wild monkeys. Locals believe monkeys are symbols of good luck.
Not long ago, a similar situation occurred in Vietnam when monkeys in the mountains, lacking food, sought refuge and descended from the mountains."Causing chaos" on the streets of Vung Tau.
Wild monkeys have appeared on the streets of Vung Tau.
Upon discovering the incident, local authorities issued a directive to use food to lure the monkeys back to the mountain, and also encouraged residents to donate food for the wild animals to prevent a recurrence of the situation.
