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Watch | Gujarat faces a massive locust invasion

Locusts invade farms at Tharad village in north Gujarat on Wednesday. (Source: Special Arrangement)

Gujarat is under attack from hoppers — new-born locusts — that have flown in across the international border.

As the swarms mature, they have ravaged farms in North Gujarat, devastating farmers in the three border districts Banaskantha, Patan and Kutch.

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