• Recent strong winds that brought dust storms to Kuwait also saw swarms of desert locusts blown towards Kuwait City. AFP
    Recent strong winds that brought dust storms to Kuwait also saw swarms of desert locusts blown towards Kuwait City. AFP
  • Blown in by sudden winds, desert locusts land on the wall of a building in Kuwait City. AFP
    Blown in by sudden winds, desert locusts land on the wall of a building in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Blown in by sudden winds, desert locusts land on the wall of a building in Kuwait City. AFP
    Blown in by sudden winds, desert locusts land on the wall of a building in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Blown in by sudden winds, desert locusts land on the wall of a building in Kuwait City. AFP
    Blown in by sudden winds, desert locusts land on the wall of a building in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Swarms of desert locusts were blown towards Kuwait City by strong winds. The authorities said only a small number of the insects arrived. AFP
    Swarms of desert locusts were blown towards Kuwait City by strong winds. The authorities said only a small number of the insects arrived. AFP
  • Desert locusts litter the ground in Kuwait City. AFP
    Desert locusts litter the ground in Kuwait City. AFP

Desert locusts blown in to Kuwait City by strong winds - in pictures


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