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The plague of Yemen
[Yemen Post] As political instability and insecurity continue to spread across the impoverished nation of Yemen, its people face even worse plagues, just as dangerous and deadly than the dangers of war.

With politicians warning of an impending doom should President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi fail to unite Yemen's factions and tribes as well as reign down on dissidence, other calamities have befallen Yemen, risking too, to tear at the fabric of society on a much deeper level.

The poorest nation of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen stands to starve as a result of an infestation of desert locusts. As explained by agricultural officials, "Unusually heavy rainfall during the past several months has created perfect breeding conditions for the insects." Although the state set in place several preventive measures, desert locusts have already devoured vast tracts of crops, putting a severe strain on Yemen's agricultural sector.
The locust is the only insect listed as kosher in the Hebrew bible for exactly this reason. Perhaps Allah ought to do the same.
Bearing in mind that about 75% of Yemen's population relies on agriculture for a living, and that over 40% of Yemenis have been classified by WFP (World Food Program) as at food risk, locusts represent a calamity the country will not be able to withstand alone.
Maybe they should consider putting a little lamb's blood on their lintels?
Or at least start serving grilled locust on a stick with a savoury dipping sauce.
As things stand at present Yemeni farmers could lo lose the entirety of their harvest, a loss in revenues and food stock which will be felt nationwide as food prices will shoot up and entire communities will be further pushed into poverty.

Yemen's last locust infestation took place in 2007 after heavy rainfalls.
Posted by: Fred 2014-01-05
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=383032