JOHANNESBURG - Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations warned Monday that “we simply cannot afford another major shock” to an already vulnerable region. Aerial spraying is considered the only effective control. U.N. officials warn that immediate action is needed before more rainfall in the weeks ahead brings fresh vegetation to feed new generations of locusts. The outbreak also is moving toward South Sudan, where another several million people face hunger as the country struggles to emerge from civil war. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...“The response today is not gonna work, unless there’s a big scale-up,” Lowcock said.

Source: thestar February 10, 2020 17:37 UTC