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East Africa locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis: UN food agency

East Africa locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis: UN food agency

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The Desert Locust outbreak in the Horn of Africa could provoke a humanitarian crisis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.  

The invasion is the worst in decades to strike Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, and has destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of crops.  

As swarms of the pest continue to migrate and devastate crops in its path, the UN agency is calling for urgent international support to fight the worsening upsurge.   

Charlotta Lomas asked FAO senior locust forecasting officer Keith Cressman to provide an update on what he described as “a very, very scary phenomena”. 

Audio Credit
Charlotta Lomas, FAO
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5'19"
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FAO/Yasuyoshi Chiba