"Every morning, without fail, I have to wash the deck, wash the car," local resident Kent Lewis said. It's a disaster for residents, it's a disaster for the flora and fauna," said localMP Andrew Constance. The noisy bats, commonly known as flying foxes, have caused power outages, kept tourists away and hit property prices in the south coast town, according to Australia's Seven News. More than 100,000 bats have descended on the holiday town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales, Australia, with one local politician declaring it a disaster after residents were hit with a wave of dirt and destruction. The bats, a protected species that cannot be culled, set up a colony in the town years ago but numbers have multiplied over time, media said.

Source: CBC News May 25, 2016 10:37 UTC