US EditionCanary Islands Issue Alert as Holiday Hotspot Invaded by Locusts
Authorities monitor if locusts arriving from Africa will reproduce or die off, with potential risks to agriculture but no immediate threat to people, officials said.
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Authorities in the Canary Islands have appealed for calm after swarms of locusts were seen on several tourist islands. The insects have been reported on Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, but officials say they pose no danger to humans. They are believed to have been brought in from Western Sahara by strong winds and recent wet weather. However, experts warn that if they multiply, they could seriously damage agricultural crops.…
Huge swarms of locusts have appeared in several popular resorts in Spain's Canary Islands, prompting authorities to issue a warning to tourists.
Hundreds of African locusts have been spotted in various parts of Lanzarote and authorities are now preparing for potential damage to the island's crops.
The head of the Area of Environment of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Paco Fabelo, said this Wednesday that the calima and the strong Saharan wind have led to the island of Lanzarote a swarm of locusts, although what are expected are scattered animals. He has indicated this in statements to the journalists, to whom he has explained that the arrival of the locusts occurs after "a few days of calima, dragged from strong Saharan winds", since these anim…
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