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08/09/2004:

"Mauritania and Mali battle 'dreaded swarms'"

Nouakchott - Authorities in Mauritania battled on Sunday to contain an invasion of locusts saying that one million hectares had been infested nationwide by the dreaded winged insects.

"We believe that our initial high estimate that 800 000 hectares would have to be treated has been surpassed and we have revised our battle plan to one million hectares," said Abdallahi Ould Babah, the director of the agriculture ministry's anti-locust task force.

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