East Africa is being destroyed by a huge swarm of locusts

The biggest swarm of locusts for decades sweeps across East Africa. And it's threatening to wreak catastrophe on countries already struggling with food insecurity. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Somalia has already declared a state of emergency, with several swarms there devastating crops. In Ethiopia more than a billion locusts have swarmed across the country and have spread south to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Now there are fears the pests could spread further - to Eritrea and South Sudan. ------- Watch more of our explainer series here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news