Massive locust swarm in east Africa reaches South Sudan

The locusts have been seen in Eastern Equatoria state near the borders with Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

The worst locust outbreak that parts of east Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, officials announced.

Around 2,000 locusts had been spotted in the country, agriculture minister Onyoti Adigo told reporters.