By Denis Dumo
By Denis Dumo
JUBA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Swarms of locusts ravaging crops and grazing land throughout east Africa have reached South Sudan, already reeling from widespread starvation and years of civil battle, the nation’s agriculture minister stated on Tuesday.
The locusts crossed into southern Magwi county, on the border with Uganda, Minister Anyoti Adigo Nyikwach stated.
Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti are battling the worst locust outbreak in many years, and swarms have additionally unfold into Tanzania, Uganda and now South Sudan.
Desert locusts can journey as much as 150 km (95 miles) in a day and eat their very own physique weight in greenery, which means a swarm only one kilometre sq. can eat as a lot meals as 35,000 individuals in a day, the United Nations says.
The invasion is worsening meals shortages in a area the place as much as 25 million persons are affected by three consecutive years of droughts and floods.
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