Locust Swarms Are Decimating East Afirca

Desert locusts' destructive infestations cause significant crop damage and hunger [Njeri Mwangi/Reuters]

Daily Mail: Locust plague decimating east Africa, including swarms 40 miles wide, is getting worse and threatens to become a humanitarian crisis, UN warns

* Swarm is considered to be the worst outbreak to hit Kenya for 70 years and Somalia for 25 years
* Horde of 360 billion insects is laying waste to farmland across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Dijibouti
* Next generation of locusts is expected to swarm in April after hatching in February and exacerbate the crisis

A locust plague decimating crops and livestock pastureland in east Africa, including swarms 40 miles wide, threatens to trigger a humanitarian crisis, the UN has warned.

The horde of 360 billion insects has laid waste to farmland across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, caused damage in Dijibouti and Eritrea, posing an unprecedented threat to food security.

It is the worst to hit Kenya for 70 years, and the worst to affect Ethiopia and Somalia for 25 years, and could grow 500 times bigger by June when the next generation hatches next month.

Read more ....

WNU Editor: These swarms of locusts are now spreading into Pakistan .... Pakistan declares national emergency over locust swarms (DW)

More News On The Locust Infestations In East Africa

Somalia declares emergency over locust swarms -- BBC
Somalia declares national emergency over locust surge -- Al Jazeera
Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa -- AP
“Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis -- Scientific American
Swarms of locusts could grow by 500 times by June if not controlled – Oxfam -- Capital FM

from War News Updates https://ift.tt/2vLWNOl