Harvests threatened by locust swarms
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Swarms of voracious locusts are rampaging through large parts of East Africa, the Middle East and southwestern Asia, devastating cropland and threatening the livelihoods of millions of people
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National emergency declared

Swarm: Each can contain billions
of locusts
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PAKISTAN Worst locust plague in 27 years

IRAN
INDIA
SAUDI ARABIA
YEMEN
OMAN
ETHIOPIA
SOUTH SUDAN
UGANDA
SUDAN 
ERITREA 
DJIBOUTI
SOMALIA 
KENYA

Uganda and South Sudan also at risk

Worst invasion for 70 years in Kenya, worst for 25 years in Ethiopia and Somalia

One locust can consume its own weight in food each day

500km 310 miles
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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS