Millions of desert locusts are descending on Kenya in the country's worst outbreak in 70 years
News headlines today: Jan. 24, 2020KATITIKA, Kenya -- The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious insects from feasting on their crops in this rural community.
“We must act immediately,” said David Phiri of the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, as donors huddled in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, a three-hour drive away. Even a small swarm of the insects can consume enough food for 35,000 people in a single day, said Jens Laerke of the U.N. humanitarian office in Geneva.
“The locals are really scared because they can consume everything,” Kitoo said. “I’ve never seen such a big number.”
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