Locust Outbreak, Most Serious In 25 Years, Hits East Africa

ELIAS MESERET and CARA ANNA, Minneapolis Star Tribune: World
Fri, 01/17/2020 - 8:54pm

The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world's most vulnerable countries, authorities say. Unusual climate conditions are partly to blame.

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