Current Affairs Czech pilots help battle locust plagues in Africa

08-12-2004 | Pavla Horáková

While most Czechs know the devastating power of locusts only from biblical plagues, a group of pilots from East Bohemia have had first hand experience with the crop-devouring insects. In the spring of this year they had a chance to use their aerial spraying expertise in Algeria. Now the crews are ready for take-off again as the voracious insects once more hit parts of North and West Africa.

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