East Africa faces dual threats of COVID-19 and locust swarms
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The pandemic threatens the people of East Africa -- and now locusts threaten their food
As COVID-19 threatens the people of East Africa, locusts threaten their livestock and their food. The region suffered an initial swarm of the destructive insects in February but is now ravaged by a second wave 20 times larger. Pesticides can help, but pandemic border closures complicate delivery. And the populations directly affected are already vulnerable and food insecure. Nick Schifrin reports.
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East Africa faces dual threats of COVID-19 and locust swarms
Clip: 4/14/2020 | 3m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
As COVID-19 threatens the people of East Africa, locusts threaten their livestock and their food. The region suffered an initial swarm of the destructive insects in February but is now ravaged by a second wave 20 times larger. Pesticides can help, but pandemic border closures complicate delivery. And the populations directly affected are already vulnerable and food insecure. Nick Schifrin reports.
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