Millions of people are at risk of famine because of an unprecedented outbreak of desert locusts ravaging crops in East Africa.
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00:00Oh yeah, it's hitting a very big problem.
00:27We came here, we saw this type of locust.
00:46We tried a lot to chase them away, but they denied.
00:51So one morning we woke up, we came to continue chasing them away.
01:00But we have tried, but they are not moving.
01:04We have tried a lot to chase them away, but they are not moving.
01:17We don't have food, we don't have water.
01:33We have tried a lot to chase them away, but they are not moving.
02:01There is a risk for it spreading.
02:08The countries that are on watch, the most significant countries on watch at this point
02:13are Uganda and South Sudan.
02:15Uganda has not had to deal with a locust infestation since the 60s, and in a country like South
02:24already there are 47% of the population is food insecure.
02:54There is a risk for it spreading.
02:55There is a risk for it spreading.
02:56There is a risk for it spreading.