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Source: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2020/05/06/Iran-locusts-coronavirus-agriculture

Worst Locust Plague in 50 Years Hits Iran

(The New Humanitarian) Stefanie Glinski - For the second consecutive year, locust swarms are threatening widespread destruction across southern Iran in what's expected to be the worst infestation in more than half a century. Keith Cressman, senior locust forecaster for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, said, "There's a generation of locusts in southeastern Iran every year, and that's not the problem, as preparations have always been made to fight the insects. The issue this year is that swarms from outside invaded the southwest of the country, while seasonal rains came early" and hatched the local population.

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