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Authorities Track Down Crocodiles in Upper Egypt’s Canals

A Siamese crocodile roams at a wildelife-rescue center in the village of Phnom Tamao south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP/File.
A Siamese crocodile roams at a wildelife-rescue center in the village of Phnom Tamao south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP/File.
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Authorities Track Down Crocodiles in Upper Egypt’s Canals

A Siamese crocodile roams at a wildelife-rescue center in the village of Phnom Tamao south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP/File.
A Siamese crocodile roams at a wildelife-rescue center in the village of Phnom Tamao south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP/File.

Residents of a small village in Sohag governorate, 500 km south of Cairo, have been terrified after seeing crocodiles swimming in water canals near their homes.

The Security Directorate of Sohag announced Tuesday that it had received an official report from a resident in the Akhmim center, saying he saw “two crocodiles standing in front of a canal passing near his house."

He called on security services to take the necessary measures to help him and the village residents.

According to an official statement, the water police and security officials surveyed the area. Dense river grass prevented a clear detection, which called for a specialized department to protect the Nile in the province and to ensure safety of the area.

The Egyptian prosecution is investigating the incident. By Tuesday, local authorities had not announced catching any crocodiles.

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Woman's House in California Was Burglarized so Many Times that Even Bears Went in

This undated image provided by the Lake Superior Zoo, shows Tundra, an Alaskan brown bear, before undergoing a procedure for a new canine tooth, Monday June 23, 2025, at the zoo in Duluth, Minn. (Lake Superior Zoo via AP)
This undated image provided by the Lake Superior Zoo, shows Tundra, an Alaskan brown bear, before undergoing a procedure for a new canine tooth, Monday June 23, 2025, at the zoo in Duluth, Minn. (Lake Superior Zoo via AP)
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Woman's House in California Was Burglarized so Many Times that Even Bears Went in

This undated image provided by the Lake Superior Zoo, shows Tundra, an Alaskan brown bear, before undergoing a procedure for a new canine tooth, Monday June 23, 2025, at the zoo in Duluth, Minn. (Lake Superior Zoo via AP)
This undated image provided by the Lake Superior Zoo, shows Tundra, an Alaskan brown bear, before undergoing a procedure for a new canine tooth, Monday June 23, 2025, at the zoo in Duluth, Minn. (Lake Superior Zoo via AP)

Prosecutors say a woman's home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside, causing additional destruction that compounded her financial losses.

The Butte County District Attorney's Office said it filed burglary charges over the past week against 11 people for the break-ins at the home of a 64-year-old woman outside Magalia.

The homeowner first reported a burglary in April 2024, authorities said. That was followed by a series of additional intrusions that drove her from her home. With the house being empty, bears went inside, The Associated Press reported.

Along with the 11 suspects, Butte County prosecutors said, another five suspects have been tentatively identified and charges against them are pending.

Five of the 11 were still in the county jail as of early Saturday, all facing a burglary charge. Others have posted bail or were released on their own recognizance, according to the district attorney's statement. Ten are residents of Magalia, while the other is from nearby Paradise.

Magalia is about 92 miles (148 kilometers) north of Sacramento in a region of vast national forests. The woman's home is in the Lovelock area, just north of Magalia.