Locust swarms invade South Sudan, threaten more misery
A farmer scares away locusts from his farm in Machakos county, Kenya, on January 28, 2020. Swarms of locusts have arrived in South Sudan. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Swarms of locusts which are wreaking havoc across East Africa have now arrived in South Sudan, the government said Tuesday, threatening more misery in one of the world's most vulnerable nations.
Billions of desert locusts, some in swarms the size of Moscow, have already chomped their way through Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan and Uganda.
