Saturday, 30 August 2014

Locust plague descends on Madagascar capital

FARM NEWS
Locust plague descends on Madagascar capital
Antananarivo (AFP) Aug 28, 2014 - A thick grey swarm of locusts engulfed Madagascar's capital on Thursday, sending children scuttling and causing florists to burn tyres in panic. A bank of ravenous insects clouded the sky over Antananarivo, with countless thousands raining down dead on to the streets. "We are going to give them to the chickens to eat, if the chickens don't die, we'll eat them," said 13-year-old Anthoni ... more


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