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India fighting two plagues as locusts devastate food supply as coronavirus surges

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Parts of India are feared to be at risk of famine after being hit by a massive swarm of desert locusts. The country has found itself fighting two plagues at once after suffering its worst invasion in almost 30 years during the coronavirus pandemic, 9news.com.au reports.

Experts worry that the pests, which have been ravaging crops since the end of April, could devastate the nation's food supplies.

Millions of the insects flew into the northern state of Rajasthan from neighbouring Pakistan on April 30, and have since spread to five other states.

Desert locusts are highly invasive pests and multiply quickly. For the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, read our liveblog here Adults can eat their body weight in 24 hours and have the

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