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Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities

Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities

5 February 2020

The worst invasion by desert locusts in decades has hit Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. The swarms are destroying crops and could cost millions of dollars to contain

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