Spoetnik
19-08-04, 23:08
Locusts ravage northern Nigeria
The locusts swarming across West Africa have reached parts of northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops.
"The destruction done by the locusts is enormous, as a lot of farmland has been eaten up," said Zamfara state spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji.
The swarms reached Nigeria as the UN made an urgent appeal for $100m to help contain them.
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has also said that the situation could worsen, with new swarms forming.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3580092.stm
Dit zou kunnen zorgen voor grote problemen in Nigeria. Etnische spanningen zijn al groot in Nigeria, met religieuze elementen. Een hongernoods in het noorden kan ook nog eens zorgen voor een massale volksverhuizing.
The locusts swarming across West Africa have reached parts of northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops.
"The destruction done by the locusts is enormous, as a lot of farmland has been eaten up," said Zamfara state spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji.
The swarms reached Nigeria as the UN made an urgent appeal for $100m to help contain them.
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has also said that the situation could worsen, with new swarms forming.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3580092.stm
Dit zou kunnen zorgen voor grote problemen in Nigeria. Etnische spanningen zijn al groot in Nigeria, met religieuze elementen. Een hongernoods in het noorden kan ook nog eens zorgen voor een massale volksverhuizing.