Maybe there’s something to that Old Testament … on the heels of the coronavirus global pandemic, we now have locusts swarming Iran.
Biblical plagues for 500, Alex?
Locust plague in southern #Iran.
This happened in Egypt too, thousands of years ago, when Pharaoh messed with the God of Israel. pic.twitter.com/neY5f7yOgE
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) May 18, 2020
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This disturbing video comes from southern Iran, where the insects are swarming on a highway so badly … it’s affecting visibility and bringing traffic to a near halt.
The ghastly sight — of biblical proportions, some might say — is scarily becoming a more common occurrence in the Middle East, South Asia and parts of eastern Africa … where billions of the hungry locusts are threatening to cause famine.
These desert bugs feast on crops in the area and are leaving a trail of destruction and destroying food supplies. Food and health officials are worried the locusts — along with the COVID-19 crisis — could lead to more people starving to death.
In a prime example of horrible timing, the locusts are reportedly the worst they’ve been in decades in countries like Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia … and are ravaging thousands of acres of crops in Iran, Yemen, Pakistan and India.
To get a clearer picture of how horrific the situation is … officials in Iran reported a layer of dead locusts piled 6 inches high after an area was sprayed with pesticides.
Yuck, yikes and dear Lord!!! Never a good time for a locust swarm, but this is a particularly BAD time.