MADAGASCAR | Tuesday, 2 July 2013 | Views [1194] | View Smaller Image
A locust plague is devastating Madagascar, with billions of locusts destroying crops and threatening the rainforests. When I came upon these locusts I thought at first it was a cloud of smoke from burning lands, but as we got closer we saw the real cloud - millions of locusts sweeping the landscape. Two little children run through the field catching locusts in bags. Families were roasting the locusts as a new food source to replace the crops lost due to the plague.
Tags: madagascar, landscape, locusts, plague, cloud, devastation, insects, swarm.
