Desert Locust swarms ravage crops in East Africa

2020-02-20T00:02:34.336Z

Since the start of 2020, billions of locusts have ravaged East Africa. These devastating crop swarms have already reached Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania. The United Nations Agency for Agriculture and Food (FAO) puts the cost of a plan to fight this scourge at $ 76 million and calls on the international community for help. 20 Minutes returns in pictures to the worst invasion of this migratory insect in 25 years.The son of a farmer tries to hunt locusts from his crops, in the village of Katitika, in Kenya, on January 24, 2020.