#LOCUSTPLAGUE<br />Camels have been filmed dying in Saudia Arabia this month and critics claim that aerial insecticide being used to control a Biblical plague of locusts has poisoned the desert animals<br />This horrifying video shows sick camels dying amid one of the worst locust swarms the world has suffered in decades – ravaging crops and endangering food security across different nations.<br /><br />The death of these camels was allegedly connected to insecticide sprayed on plants to protect them from the locusts in Saudi Arabia.<br />In the clip, dozens of camels are seen slumped lifeless in the sand while a few just a few survivors stand on their feet.<br /><br />In another recent video, locusts were seen flying through a desert in Saudi Arabia so densely that the bugs keep flying into the person filming.<br />The sick and dying camels were filmed at a farm in Al-Darb, according to the local newspaper Arqam.<br /><br />Many camels in the herd were given medicine that luckily was able to save their lives, the title added.<br /><br />Animal-lovers on social media claimed that “poison” to stop the locusts was sprayed on desert grasses which were then eaten by camels – resulting in hundreds of them dying and thousands becoming sick.<br />Writing on Twitter, someone claimed: "Saudi authorities used pesticides to protect plants, but ended up poisoning 10,000 camels who ate the plants, killing 100s of camels. While locust problem continues."<br /><br />"Lots of broken hearts, and relationships in turmoil after those camel deaths," replied another user.<br /><br />Sounding upset, a third viewer commented: "Does NO ONE have COMMON SENSE anymore! Wtf! This is absolutely horrible!!"<br />Saudi authorities have recently doubled daily aerial spraying and the locust situation is now under control in Al-Ahsa, Arab News reports.<br /><br />The flying swarm had been tracked until it landed and then exterminated with pesticides, the title added.<br /><br />This comes after China sent an army of 100,000 ducks to its western border to eat an approaching locust swarm – a method it has used with success before.<br />
