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Fear of Food Crisis after Locust Invasion in the South of Madagascar

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Breaking News, Citizen Media, Development, Disaster, Environment, Food, Health, Humanitarian Response, International Relations
locust Madagascar [1]

Desert locust in the South of Madagascar by christopheandre on flickr license CC-BY-NC

A national security warning has been issued in Madagascar over the invasion of locust in the southern region [2] [fr]. WFP estimates that 10 millions dollars are needed to counter the upcoming food crisis [3] from the damages.