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Heuschreckenschwärme vernichten Indiens Ernte

By Jordi Bou

May 28, 2020 - Schwärme von Wüstenheuschrecken vernichten die Ernte in Indiens Hauptanbaugebiet, bedrohen eine ohnehin bereits schwache Region,
die mit den wirtschaftlichen Folgen des Coronavirus Lockdown zu kämpfen hat.

Farmers in India fear extensive crop losses unless the fast-spreading swarms are brought under control before the arrival of the monsoon rains spurs the sowing of rice and other summer crops.

Exasperated farmers have been banging plates, whistling or throwing stones to try to drive the locusts away, and sometimes even lighting fires to smoke them out.

The swarms, pulled eastward by strong westerly winds associated with Cyclone Amphan, have moved from Rajasthan into Madhya Pradesh.

The insects are expected to move east as far as Bihar and Orissa until July, and then return westwards on changing monsoon winds.

As if the locusts invasion wasn't enough, India is also grappling with scorching temperatures as authorities prepared for the end of a months-long lockdown caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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PUBLISHED: 28/05/2020; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press
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