Desert locust plague in East Africa

Millions of people are at risk of famine because of an unprecedented outbreak of desert locusts ravaging crops in East Africa.

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00:00Oh yeah, it's hitting a very big problem.

00:27We came here, we saw this type of locust.

00:46We tried a lot to chase them away, but they denied.

00:51So one morning we woke up, we came to continue chasing them away.

01:00But we have tried, but they are not moving.

01:04We have tried a lot to chase them away, but they are not moving.

01:17We don't have food, we don't have water.

01:33We have tried a lot to chase them away, but they are not moving.

02:01There is a risk for it spreading.

02:08The countries that are on watch, the most significant countries on watch at this point

02:13are Uganda and South Sudan.

02:15Uganda has not had to deal with a locust infestation since the 60s, and in a country like South

02:24already there are 47% of the population is food insecure.

02:54There is a risk for it spreading.

02:55There is a risk for it spreading.

02:56There is a risk for it spreading.