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Locusts are putting 5 million people at risk of starvation – and that’s without COVID-19

Samburu men attempt to fend-off a swarm of desert locusts flying over a grazing land in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2LHE9A64LU

It is the most serious desert locust outbreak in 70 years. Image: REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Emma Charlton
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Desert Locusts are swarming across East Africa. Image: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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