Pictures of Locusts Swarming the Middle East
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Locusts Invade
Photograph by Uriel Sinai, Getty Images
An Israeli man dashes through a swarm of locusts in the village of Kmehin, Israel (map) on March 6. The locusts had crossed into the Negev desert from Egypt.
Published March 8, 2013
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Desert Swarm
Photograph by Amir Cohen, Reuters
The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development tracked the locusts swarming near the village of Kmehin in the Negev desert on March 5. The agency was preparing plans to fumigate them on March 6.
Published March 8, 2013
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Gruesome Collection
Photograph by Uriel Sinai, Getty Images
An Israeli man scans the area with binoculars near the village of Kmehin after collecting locusts that had crossed into Israel from Egypt.
Published March 8, 2013
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Road Hazard
Photograph by Jim Hollander, European Pressphoto Agency
A motorcyclist drives through a swarm of locusts in Nitzana, Israel (map), near the border with Egypt.
Published March 8, 2013
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Farm Locusts
Photograph by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters
A Palestinian farmer collects locusts on a farm in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Officials said it was the first time locusts had hit Gaza in several decades, according to Reuters.
Published March 8, 2013
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Blending In
Photograph by Uriel Sinai, Getty Images
Locusts cling to a tree in the village of Kmehin, after crossing into Israel from Egypt, where authorities have been trying to control millions of the insects.
Published March 8, 2013
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Backlit Swarm
Photograph by Adam MolyneuxBerry, Your Shot
Locusts fill the air in the Wadi Degla Protectorate, a desert valley near Cairo, Egypt (map), on March 3.
Published March 8, 2013
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