Emirates Begin Fight to Eradicate Locusts
From Reuters
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates —
The United Arab Emirates has sent planes and trucks to spray locusts in its western region, an Agriculture Ministry official said Wednesday.
Shahla Khalfan, a director at the ministry, told reporters that swarms of locusts are eating crops at Al Selaa near the border with Qatar.
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