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One Million Ethiopians Face Famine Due To Locusts Invasion by onyeogalu1(m): 10:35pm On Apr 13, 2020 |
One million people are in need of emergency food assistance in Ethiopia after the worst desert locust outbreak in decades. Nearly 200,000 hectares of cropland were damaged by the insects, leading to the loss of over 356,000 tons of grain including sorghum, maize and wheat, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, said Monday. An additional 1.3 million hectares of pasture have been affected, reducing the area by as much as 61% in the Somali region. The battle against the locust invasion has been exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. Following ample rain in March, new swarms of the pest are forming and threaten not only Ethiopia, but Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Yemen, Iran and Saudi Arabia, the UN agency said. The East African region could be on the verge of a food crisis if the huge swarms of locusts devouring crops and pasture are not brought under control, a top UN official has told the BBC. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/one-million-ethiopians-face-famine-due-to-locusts-invasion/amp/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&__twitter_impression=true Lalasticala MissyB3 |
Re: One Million Ethiopians Face Famine Due To Locusts Invasion by TheGiftedOne(m): 10:39pm On Apr 13, 2020 |
Locust again? 2020 is surely going down in history as one of the worst year ever. Guess what...I have this strange feeling more is yet to come. |
Re: One Million Ethiopians Face Famine Due To Locusts Invasion by youngest85(m): 10:40pm On Apr 13, 2020 |
We are battling Corona, these ones are facing locust Something must kill a man |
Re: One Million Ethiopians Face Famine Due To Locusts Invasion by onyeogalu1(m): 10:42pm On Apr 13, 2020 |
TheGiftedOne: Lord have mercy |
Re: One Million Ethiopians Face Famine Due To Locusts Invasion by Nobody: 11:12pm On Apr 13, 2020 |
2020 is RED |
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