Locust plague casts shadow on Mexican state of Yucatan

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Posted on: January 4th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Non-US News ]

“A locust plague is casting a shadow on the south-eastern Mexican state of Yucatan by threatening around 5,000 hectares of crops and much of the regions vegetation.

The Yucatan Social Development Ministry said Thursday the cloud, which is made up of hundreds of thousands of locusts - some up to 10 centimetres long - is several kilometres wide and is currently over the eastern part of the state.”

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