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Locusts InvadeAn 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.

Photograph by Uriel Sinai, Getty Images

Pictures of Locusts Swarming the Middle East

Officials in the Middle East gear up to deal with swarms of millions of locusts.

March 9, 2013

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