Locust invasion has created panic and chaos in East Africa

The locust invasion provokes an increase in panic as it spreads in East African countries. This is reported by Africanews on February 10. The tucha of burning insects created chaos in Ethiopia and Kenya, and a state of emergency was declared in Somalia due to locust invasion of agricultural fields. An outbreak of desert locust this year began in Yemen, where conditions were created for the reproduction of these insects. The locust then entered Ethiopia and Eritrea and then Somalia, from where it spread to Kenya and Uganda. The first signs of an insect invasion have already been noted in northern Uganda, where Prime Minister Ruhakana Rougunda convened an urgent meeting to develop a plan to combat the natural disaster. Tanzania is also preparing to join the fight against locust. Experts at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) noted that the locust invasion this year was the largest for Ethiopia and Somalia in 25 years and the worst for Kenya in 70 years. Because of locusts, the countries of the Horn of Africa and East Africa risk being left without a harvest, which means a large-scale famine. Earlier, the news agency reported that the capture of Uganda's locust had begun.