Madagascar unleashes poisoned rain to break locust plague
Amparihibe, Madagascar (AFP) May 19, 2014 - The choppers swoop in, dumping insecticide over a plague-stricken village in Madagascar's stunning central highlands. "The goal is to break the invasion," explains Tsitohaina Andriamaroahina, head of a UN mission to end a locust plague threatening the crops of 13 million farmers on this island nation. In their countless billions the insatiable hordes cloud the skies as they spread across ... more
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