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24 Jan 2020

UN seeks help to thwart locust swarms in east Africa

Special Correspondent and Presenter

The United Nations has called for international help to fight huge swarms of Locusts which are sweeping through parts of east Africa.

Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are all struggling to deal with billions of the insects, on a scale not seen for 25 years – and the problem could get even worse as the year goes on.