Locusts, Rodents, Floods Destroy Crops in China’s Yunnan Province

Locusts, Rodents, Floods Destroy Crops in China’s Yunnan Province
A picture taken near Isiolo town in Isiolo county, eastern Kenya, shows locust nymphs aggregated in shrubbery at a hatch site on Feb. 25, 2020. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images
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Southern China has suffered its worst natural disasters in decades this year. Farmers in Yunnan Province say that in addition to the floods, an ongoing locust plague and rodent infestation have damaged nearly all the crops.

Locust invasions in parts of southern China began in late June.