The locust swarm began in east Ethiopia and central Somalia before spreading down into Kenya and now entering northeastern Uganda (pictured above)
NBC: 'Most devastating plague of locusts' in recent history could come within weeks, U.N. warns
Climate change and al-Shabab extremists contributed to circumstances that could produce crippling swarms of locusts in Somalia and East Africa.
GAROWE, Somalia — At a glance, the desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa in the worst outbreak some places have seen in 70 years.
But their time will come.
Small and wingless, the hopping young locusts are the next wave in the outbreak that threatens more than 10 million people across the region with a severe hunger crisis.
And they are growing up in one of the most inaccessible places on the planet. Large parts of Somalia south of this semi-autonomous Puntland region are under threat, or held by, the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group. That makes it difficult or impossible to conduct the aerial spraying of the locusts that experts say is the only effective control.
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More News On UN Warnings That The 'Most Devastating Plague Of Locusts' In Recent History Could Come Within Weeks
Next East Africa locust swarms airborne in 3 to 4 weeks, UN warns -- DW
Uganda sprays locust swarms to protect coffee crop, livestock -- Reuters
Africa is facing its first PLAGUE of locusts since 1989 as huge swarm that has devastated Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia reaches Uganda -- Daily Mail
Food fears grow as swarms of locusts reach Uganda and Tanzania -- The Guardian
“Swarms big as cities”: UN chief says locust fight must intensify -- CGTN
In the eye of the swarm: the growing threat of the desert locust -- The National
“Where it begins”: Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia -- AP
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