India and Pakistan face worst locust plague in 30 years | DW News

India and Pakistan are facing their worst plague of locusts in decades. Authorities in both countries fear a food security crisis. And even as Pakistan struggles with the economic fallout of the coronavirus lockdown, its agricultural sector says the insect infestation poses a greater challenge:
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#Locusts

[@CypHiLL2007]

Everyone:"What else??" 2020: "Wait for it....." 😎

[@alzdsz]

It's gonna be LEGENDARY 🤟

[@kashyapscrib6432]

Hey bro chill every year something happens don't react like this we all know covid-19 has really hit us hard but it happens. Stay positive everything will be alright in the end.

[@Zoltan_Gyarmathi]

Killer hornets...

[@Drumm3rBo186]

Lol

[@vincentconti3633]

@@alzdsz nah!! Just one recent apocalypse..WW2

[@lenardregencia]

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - War - Famine - Plague - DEBT

[@jeanmcginnis9804]

Lenard Regencia Also earthquakes & floods in diverse places. A lot of devastation going on all over the world that’s not on the news but one could find on the internet.God bless!

[@wildfire3986]

Death koby

[@fahd5528]

We are looking at the demise of humanity

[@hamza3065]

Disease

[@abdullahcharoliasr2931]

@@jeanmcginnis9804 There were multiple earthquakes in the Indian Capital as well. Luckily , no lives or property was lost , as far as I know.

[@freedapeeple4049]

There's an insect problem in North America, too. Many of them have high positions in government.

[@kingjamesmayo8232]

Real Talk

[@tesscaff9978]

fauci

[@jhowardsupporter]

ha ha ha. Is North America Canada?

[@anwerali5448]

Haha

[@amehka5416]

For real!!!!

[@Kangroo11]

hello darkness my old friend , you have come with force in 2020

[@dustintacohands1107]

You aint seen nothing yet

[@Dimaz42]

we still got 7 months to go.. I wonder what’s next?

[@bikotheanimator6169]

There were many clues and anticipations, and most of you ignored it. This is only the beginning of this tribulation. Elon Musk and Bill Gates plan to chip you with their Neuralink and Starlink program. I have been right about everything so far. Africa's locusts has been worse than this for the past few months

[@mzee5533]

Locusts are good source of protein let’s catch them and eat them

[@niki123489]

@雨琛涂 use nets and make a snack

[@AB-tv2rm]

Lets Grill them with Beer 😜

[@sneekmatrix]

They can caught with a green carpet and nets 😀👌👍

[@homerdk77]

take off the legs and cover in chokolate or pancake batter, solve the economy and locust problem in one go. Not a bad idea.

[@yycforlife5048]

You will get sick

[@张一一-f4m]

Nobody expected 2020 would be like this

[@muralikunapureddy8240]

Fancy number 😋💣🤩🏋️🍾

[@bikotheanimator6169]

Not true. There were many clues and anticipations, and most of you ignored it. This is only the beginning of this tribulation. Elon Musk and Bill Gates plan to chip you with their Neuralink and Starlink program. I have been right about everything so far. Africa's locusts has been worse than this for the past few months

[@thenoizeeone]

@@bikotheanimator6169 And who are you? Never heard of you since now.

[@LivingDewCrew]

Apocalypse preppers in 2019: 2020 will be my year :>

[@satisfaction6891]

I expected

[@YesImaDesigner]

- They fly now? - They fly now. - They fly now!

[@snortymcgout]

2020 will be a year that is not forgotten. We'll probably tell future generations all the time and they'll get sick of it lol

[@johnylama4855]

Snorty McGout ..only if we survive

[@aktuhin4789]

2020: A super tsunami, a volcanic eruption and an earthquake on a magnitude of 9 ricter scale still remaining.

[@morisco56]

Yellowstone

[@mrmustangman]

and an asteroid the size of Texas...........

[@millerfour2071]

A solar flare event…

[@abdiabdul6151]

Where There og stands

[@lovelyjoyheyres443]

Welcome to the Philippines. We often experience all of those

[@TheJeeJoo]

First Coronavirus and now this. 🤦‍♂️ Disaster after disaster.

[@xcantenerealguy1361]

Bible phrophesies: "am i still beliable or how many plagues do i have to send?"

[@adibhoque04]

We even faced a super cyclone in Bangladesh & Indian Bengal

[@Dr4g0n89]

another locust plague was already in afrika this year

[@xxstraitmerknxx135]

I'd say now is the time to repent and trying to stop sinful ways and start turning to Jesus and God and drawing close to them.

[@sleekoduck]

And here come the self flagellating religious fanatics. It's 1347 all over again.

[@azheruddin8953]

Friend : 1920 was the Worst horror movie....dude... Me: Watch 2020.

[@Ryanjoned163]

Dude jesus is coming soon

[@ummrawamus]

@@Ryanjoned163 yes beforr that will appear dajjaal.. may Allaah Subhaanahu wa Taalah protect us.. aameen

[@malliyana201]

Dude we were literally bombing cities out of existence during WW1 100 years ago. 2020 is like a light breeze in comparison to what happened back then. It's bad but it's not even close to catastrophic.

[@AdityaKumar-gm1cs]

@@malliyana201 It was real bad back then, more than 20 million Indians died due to spanish flu and of course ww1.

[@boxingexpert9065]

1920 was a good movie

[@Saitama-ur3lq]

2020 *this isnt even my final form*

[@geoffreycharles6330]

I'm not sure if I'm glad we're have way through it or I'm actually afraid

[@samiali1322]

😂

[@johne.chalco4134]

You don’t know how right you are 😭

[@f.m.153]

Smoked Locust, Canned Locust in Olive Oil, Locust Chips, Spicy Crunchy Locust Snack, Locust Powder for Body Builders.

[@ecopequeno]

F.M. Good point. In the area of Mexico where I was born and raised we eat grilled crickets.

[@treelife365]

They really should. Catch those bugs and eat 'em up like airborne shrimp.

[@imranhashmi3858]

Nah, we good.

[@rickystephenson518]

S Brian Treelife Bag em , sell em to the split links they will eat anything

[@treelife365]

@@rickystephenson518 - The "split links" that brought us 2019-nCoV definitely will eat anything...

[@rommelcorbito808]

You have Locust at the eastern front and covid19 at the western front... Total annihilation

[@myblueandme]

Are not you watching enough documentaries on WW2

[@Manuel-vz3cu]

Gen. Heinz

[@helloyouthere8133]

russia and India's cases covid 19 are increasing rapidly

[@yasminenazarine1629]

Cornona viruse 💔 from.isian chana not western white beauty

[@yasminenazarine1629]

@@helloyouthere8133 Russian are rich India are poorest country in the world next to African poverty

[@krishnachaitanya8590]

World : 🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♀️ - 🦗 Chi na : 🍴🦗

[@freshfrozen7629]

2020: allow me to introduce godzilla swarms

[@manjunathmmp]

For those making fun by saying, ppl can catch locust n eat it, as it's rich in protein. I agree but from the farmers point of view, their harvest is gone. It's more like a suicidal situation for them. First drought, next this. I feel really sorry for those farmers :(

[@hmmtheyesguy]

@array s them pakistani and indian farmers dont have that much money duude

[@cameronhansen2306]

Unlike India...Pakistan didn’t blame its neighbours

[@ziggy8253]

End times, baby. 😎

[@morisco56]

I wish

[@raizaking5289]

This is just the beginning.

[@diewilden80er73]

Not really 😄

[@Zoza15]

Your such a drama queen..

[@FredSlocombe]

This is when you get a flame thrower from Elon Musk.

[@susmilethambi6975]

Every bible prophecy is happening. We should pray for forgiveness.

[@jaridkeen123]

Eat the locusts.

[@soniag4516]

Well John the Baptist did

[@spamerz174]

Well Pakistan was paying people to catch the locust and when they got them the people of Pakistan fed them to animals

[@adrianstevens165]

Their poisneous

[@comradebrother7411]

They have covered the whole silk route all the way from Africa!!! Omg

[@nancyalywahby2784]

I thought I saw a vid on The locust in Africa. This is them?

[@soniag4516]

AHA! No doubt these are China made locusts--I've been wondering about this now I'm sure CCP govt is behind this.

[@kofirey6752]

You need to be testing these insects for long term bio impact?

[@taylorslade8080]

Are these the same locusts from the Africa one?

[@adibhoque04]

They became yet more bigger

[@everydayfun9531]

Yea it is.

[@thomaskortvelyessy]

Pity that @DW did not make a clear mention: a chance for a more global awareness.

[@azheruddin8953]

Every one : this is too much dude too early..... 2020: you just survived lvl-5 .... still 7 to go....🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@introverteddawg9805]

Yay

[@breakingvideos8564]

2020 worse year of the years from past

[@morisco56]

Actually it has been an awesome year finnally something interesting happens

[@KT-xd9yt]

OMG. This is horrifying. May these beautiful people find a way to prevail

[@VicteurLee]

China has special bio units called "Ducks" and has sent them to counter the zerglings. Don't underestimate them. I'm serious.

[@Hmongboi228]

"Chains?" You mean they should counter these zerglings with firebats..

[@wichanee932]

Never that virus, let’s get that critically weak mind of yours looked at by professional promptly. A delay in treatment could severely to hysterical laughing of all around you. This is also serious. God be you.

[@kureganitimurids-mughals7726]

@@Hmongboi228 welp, Starcraft reference huh?

[@MsEverAfterings]

It did not work because the ducks did not thrive in desert places, where the locust originally came from.

[@marthamzamudio]

In Latin American , if we get this locusts we will eat them .. This insects are rich in protein and minerals is all the body needs ..

[@2chill2]

How are they served? Ground or eaten whole? Boiled or baked?

[@jeanmcginnis9804]

Your going to eat millions of them BEFORE they destroy all of your crops? Whatever...smh.

[@M.Aliraza4]

Also in Pakistani villages it is being eaten but at small level.

[@whathell6t]

Science Geek Locust are grasshoppers. You should have remember that in biology. Plus, they taste good with tapatio and Pico de Gallo sauce.

[@shah4659]

EVERYONE:LETS EAT THEM LOCUSTSVIRUS:HEHEHEHEHEH

[@markbryan3096]

Have mercy on me oh lamb of God have mercy on us oh lamb of God have mercy on us oh lamb of God your coming is at the door Jesus is coming

[@Mikey374]

Jesus may be coming but seems he messed up in Pakistan

[@denisomollo9620]

It's endtime , brother

[@denisomollo9620]

Jesus Christ is coming

[@michaelsmith6938]

They can build solar powered sound generator and install it to all of the fields to prevent locust from entering the fields there

[@王泰伦]

they dont fear sound. I mean some of them fly away. However others come. there are too many.

[@zenox2924]

Crimea River really ? 🙄 do u even know how many fields there are in India

[@jeanmcginnis9804]

Crimea River They are very bright people! Please don’t stereotype people. Too much of that going on now don’t you think? God bless!

[@ahsanhabib9820]

I think there is a need to adopt a more scientific approach in dealing with this problem like tracking their breeding habits and grounds

[@vardaansharmaa]

These Locust Breed In Africa Which Lacks The Ability To Do So.

[@raimamohommed7518]

Ya Allah make it easy for everyone Aameen

[@Zanoladab]

ALL THESE GUYS SAYING HOW LOCUST IS SO TASTY THAT THEY MUST BE EATEN, HAS EATING A BAT AND CAUSING A PANDEMIC TAUGHT U NOTHING??!!!!

[@r3zaful]

Bruh locust cells and mammals cells are different viruses can't jump from completely different cells, if anything that can cause sickness from eating it are food poisoning and bacteria which can be taken care easily when property cooked.

[@KMon1111IND]

Locusts are delicacy since prehistoric times till now.

[@RaulMorel.]

please unblock the comments in DW Español. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sean659]

And they love to preach freedom of speech. LOL.

[@ntl5983]

It gets too political for fragile German sensibilities. 😇

[@sleekoduck]

@sinchiro ichihada because some things are lost causes and best disposed of quickly.

[@graffzeppelin12]

Why Is This Happening ? It's Because Jesus Is Coming That Is Why A Lot Of Happening Today

[@gats9009]

Lul

[@YouknowmeOUdo]

It's a warning just like in Noah's day they will scorn you till the water is at thier door. Look up and rejoice!

[@sittingduck02]

Bunch of Indians in the comment section making fun of Chinese with Locusts in India. Something hard to understand. I thought it should be the other way around but boy I was wrong.

[@zeliang5101]

Not every one is Indian Western people do that But u guys they r Indians too

[@sittingduck02]

I meant “Indians in the comment section”. You have nothing to do with the West except for being their servants. Please do not hallucinate. But I know white men make fun of everyone including each other all the times, thanks for pointing that out.

[@albertusadenugrahakrisnand8371]

In Indonesia, we can eat them 😂😂.

[@charm_caster946]

Bring them all please

[@arabica571]

Locust is not a joke..Indonesia has experienced disasters due to locust in 2017. Sumba lost its crop because of this plague. And I wish, we dont have to face it again in 2020..

[@paleolithicpirate]

The seals of the apocalypse do be breaking

[@seeker81323]

Welcome to 2020

[@adreeves3374]

2020 is absolutely bonkers. Fires, floods, drought, disease, famine, war, economic collapse. If this were a game I would have restarted decades ago.

[@panusetala2930]

Plagues

[@SuperCDMD]

Jesus Christ is coming. Repent while there is time for He is at the door.

[@merrick6484]

Childish comment.

[@xxhubdubzxx3468]

✝️

[@ymynameynotyourname9641]

What's he doing right now ?

[@SuperCDMD]

He is patiently waiting for people to repent because His judgement is unbearable. When He comes in glory and power, every knee will bow down and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord.

[@ymynameynotyourname9641]

@@SuperCDMD is he going to have Facebook ? Instagram ? Twitter ? How will he communicate with everyone since obviously it never happened in ancient times. In ancient times he didn't travel the world and had no internet. So will he fly in planes? Will he use the internet ?

[@Shubham-fk5oq]

*Divided by politicians* *United by insects*

[@TanvirAlif]

Don't kill the predators. They would eat the locust.

[@Mirrorseb]

I think that *eating the locusts* may be a good alternative. You'll reduce crop damage while getting a protein-rich meal. You can even export it.

[@CharandasPolemoni]

Think positive. Locusts are good source of protein. Can used for fish and poultry farming .Buy locust 10-20 Rs/kg.By processing locust any one can make money.we can save our farmers.

[@fakeit6339]

you can fry them in oil and eat them too very tasty

[@anticringepill1313]

@@joyunindicated3319 what's the difference between them

[@rajag5781]

When our problems are same why not we join hands PM IK

[@thepunisher3677]

Ask your modi g first

[@soniag4516]

@@thepunisher3677 Modi is smart not to join hands with the no 1 enemy of this world. China released coronavirus upon the world. China could very well have released these locusts in Africa to India (they hate India for centuries), CCP Xi wants to rule the world--makes sense to me.

[@nBasterd]

Where's my flamethrower?

[@jamesbowman6681]

And eat them or dig them in and inrich the earth or release 1000s of ducks and chickens to eat them.

[@magicalmanfromwonderland]

Fireworks would work great as well I reckon.

[@paulvonhindenburg3668]

Laughs in german reich

[@ArnobMD]

They eat our crop, we eat them. I want locust protein powder.

[@チン-n8o]

Flamethrowers: Let us introduce ourself

[@alphaama3431]

Pakistan also send corona brigade to India to rescue wing commander kabotar khan😂😂🤣🤣😂

[@arunaideepan293]

2020 year of problems to the whole world

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Locust is not a problem is abundant food for human consumption animal consumption and it's even feeds plans oh my goodness

[@catherinesamonte1661]

Yup 20 +20 = 40, not lucky number.

[@dazzadizzy5308]

"old testament kinda stuff ...seas boiling ,dead rising from the grave ,human sacrifice , dogs and cats living together ,MASS HYSTERIA"

[@jackbeswick3338]

Imagine if they dont get rid of them until july, cos breeding begins

[@econrith]

When they breed and lay their eggs, what do their eggs actually taste like? Is that a crop in its own right? Could they be attracted to lay them in material that was then easier to harvest?

[@waltercabey4352]

Cash would be useless if there’s no people.

[@mytube650]

So it’s the end times, got it.

[@dennischai4831]

Time for India and Pakistan to hug one another and work together to combat the locusts.

[@JohnGaming97]

arent locust food aswell? just open ur mouth and run and you get bunch of food right there

[@haseebpavaratty6249]

Not bad

[@agiosKatastrof]

Meanwhile, here in the US we are throwing away produce.

[@AdamSahr-cj4kf]

That's why you are having a civil war...

[@tedtheodorelogan8618]

Locusts , viruses it's almost like god's trying to tell us something.

[@wakey87]

Eat locusts and not bats?

[@SirFaceFone]

Yep! Locusts are edible

[@eileenchavez3810]

Yes that the world is coming to and end and hes coming

[@angelolmeda5835]

Ted Theodore Logan Be Holy

[@wilfriedstocktonco.8740]

Only if there was a God, all these incidents add to the proof that there is none :P

[@jaisreesrinivasan9911]

we are at 2 wars humans vs coronavirus and humans vs the loctus

[@حمزةقشلان]

Imagine if there is coronavirus for 100 years

[@2chill2]

Then people will eventually have herd immunity.

[@antonisch3861]

@@2chill2 It might mutate by then... But it might as well disappear before that...

[@rizaleliasmosquera5114]

We have the 1918 flu pandemic as example.

[@antonisch3861]

@@rizaleliasmosquera5114 If 1918 flu pandemic happened today it would kill much less people... People back then had all kind of diseases and they didn't give a damn... Influenza viruses mutate all the time and they never become too deadly... The problem was that back then WWI soldiers had already contracted a bunch of other diseases in the battlefields, that's why a little flu managed to kill so many people...

[@jollyjokress3852]

Coronavirus will persist as long ad humanity exist.. like the flu. Unless future technology can eradicate all deseases 100%

[@shadowcompany4548]

Locust swarms.... 'we have stationed helicopters in various desert regions' sounds like the sequel to the next gears of War

[@AdamFJH]

Can't they just eat the locusts? They look delicious.

[@tomecalm7]

Same place those "Call centers" are. LOL!!! *REAP IT!*

[@risunshin]

We are in the End Game now.

[@tee7537]

We really are......

[@Automedon2]

Best wishes to our brothers and sisters in India and Pakistan

[@dayakwarfighter7477]

Legend said the locust come for every tears of the girls they tortured and killed 👻👻👻

[@kevinyaucheekin1319]

Those same girls tortured, murdered and mutilated are goona starve first from lack of food lol.

[@tomandtomi164]

If the case is like so, then should be x1000000 more in usa??

[@manidwivedi5880]

The Food Storage is Backbone of South Asia, it is going to ne break.

[@hopan3099]

We can eat them

[@haseebpavaratty6249]

Locust fry with what?

[@SlamboSVV]

@@haseebpavaratty6249 Locust Biriyani, yummy!

[@morisco56]

Are you chinese?

[@jamesbowman6681]

Yep you can but not for me so for me there is no we

[@harsh2000tiwari]

@MADERCHOD INDIA SUVAR KI GAAND PHAT GAI CHINA SAY I can't believe that people like u exist who have an entire account to diss one man 🤦🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@learnwithsr1539]

May Allah just protect us from all disaster

[@grimx5772]

There is a solution to this...eat the locusts! Good source of protein

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

They can actually grind up the locusts and make Locust burgers They can also dry it and fine grind it and turn it into a flour so that they could make bread They could Aldo feed it to their lifestock dead or alive

[@gwenpage9748]

Protein healthy food.. good thinking 😋😋

[@gazibizi9504]

What makes you think Indians will eat them

[@walternavarro1106]

the world leaders failed to prioritize things. they focus more on politics and military armaments. not on plagues, insect attacks, famine ...as described in revelation

[@vijayakumar-qy3vf]

these are signs of second coming of jesus.jesus christ is coming soon let us wake and be always praying..

[@sonnykalua8297]

The End is nigh I repeat the END is nigh!

[@fractalmandelbrot8021]

Read Revelations, it’s all in there.

[@SlamboSVV]

Nah, read Qur'an

[@ninnnix5766]

The Messiah Jesus Christ is coming

[@SlamboSVV]

@@ninnnix5766 Indeed he (PBUH) is coming

[@karoplant1250]

At least both countries now make peace...

[@bigx9963]

They are tasty, like roasted nuts.

[@PinkPisces]

2020 has really been an eye opener. No pun intended.

[@nickyc829]

End time thoery

[@aahonlinestores]

I'm very concerned with all this locust business, they might come to Australia

[@joela6895]

They can’t get to Australia from these countries

[@anticringepill1313]

@@joela6895 if they get to Indonesia they can came to Australia

[@physics-ir6nz]

If u trade with China any longer god willl punishs u with LOCUST....

[@joela6895]

shriram ram that’s not how it works. Australia already has grasshoppers. Those become locusts when there is an abundance of food.

[@akashdobhal3054]

1:19 Army General is berifing about Locusts? That's funny

[@bestclips4525]

@F-22 Raptor dumb see his shirt . living in parallel universe

[@myblueandme]

Pakistani Army would decorate its soldiers with medals if they succeed in killing 100 Locusts.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

National emergency

[@mohammedibrahimb4713]

Its actually a matter of national security, of cause the appropriate authorities needs to be involved.

[@zohairfahmee3238]

Don't you know according to arnab gowswami these are isi trained locusts. So we have to give them due respect by appointing a general who will take care of matters. Lol

[@zl4101]

Time for developing indoor high-tech farming

[@mushmanadeem3019]

Humans being very cruel and thinking them to be smart : eating animals and there food. Meanwhile 2020 animals be like : Baghavat bhaiyon baghavat.

[@rickyluague2612]

Pray for Pakistan and India 🇲🇷🇲🇷

[@ramansingh7949]

Cant we just sell those locusts to china they can eat anything just fry add chilli 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mrmustangman]

"hey, China, he likes it.!!!!!!!!"

[@muhammadalikhan7605]

No, you have pakistan to blame.. Watch Arnab Goswami locust terrorists speech

[@ramansingh7949]

@@muhammadalikhan7605 india v acha Pakistan v changa sadi government media penchod yaaa

[@muhammadalikhan7605]

@@ramansingh7949 o bhai pakistan eda bura nai jina twada media dusda... Nafrat da nuksaan india nu hi hona apna media nu roko..

[@ramansingh7949]

Yar media mera nyada thodi koi government di support ya ohnu ene ohi krna jo order ane ne

[@economykho2845]

india: give them music locust: start dancing 🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesDavis-mg8ih]

Research shows Garlic is a good deterrent. Use spray bottles to spray around your fields

[@ahmedasad7992]

I when locusts used to cone on Pharo. He also used to call Army and naturally used to fail. They he used to call Mooses

[@norlitooinal4491]

Turn off your radio frequency that is similar to locust or insect calling.

[@daniyalnaeem3796]

Pakistan: We need more planes. India: we need more drums😂

[@neutral5793]

Locals use sound and it works.. High use of pesticides will poison the soil and water.. And will ultimately come into human system..

[@hsbchsjajsjjccdohchhxhzjzj3195]

Can’t we just eat the locusts

[@kokonana4086]

Oh gosh...from what I knew the Mayan apocalyptic year is not 2020!!!

[@dennisfernandez75]

Nobody: 2020: 'sup, y'all?

[@adeshsingh4381]

Pakistan eating locust in breakfast and lunch..😄😄😄😄

[@AmitSingh-on5qi]

Invite Chinese on dinner they will eat it 🤣😂😂😂

[@fayasitompul8407]

Locusts are NOT tiny... The thing is as big as your index finger.. and it flies....

[@knockingman7483]

whether a locust's can fly over the sea, will be dangerous for Indian neighbors across the ocean