In the tranquil town of Sinanché in southeastern Mexico, a once serene Tuesday afternoon was disrupted by an unsettling sound—the ominous hissing of a locust invasion.
The town’s 3,100 residents soon discovered the aftermath as leaves from fruit trees vanished, and half-eaten lemons, oranges, and hoya covered the ground.
The culprits were not elusive; all eyes turned skyward. Over the state of Yucatán, sprawling clouds of locusts had dominated the skies throughout the week.
These voracious insects descended upon shopping plazas, collided with apartment windows, and devoured every hint of greenery in local parks, Metro reported.
The surreal scene prompted both social media users and the Mexican press to ponder whether this ecological disturbance signaled an impending apocalypse.
Drawing biblical parallels, some referenced the eighth plague in Exodus, where locusts afflicted Egypt. A regional outlet even quoted a passage from the Book of Revelation, invoking visions of locusts given power like scorpions.
Farmers faced challenges as locusts infiltrated cornfields mid-harvest, leading some to resort to pesticides to combat the swarms, Publimetr reported.
Urban areas, lacking sufficient vegetation, became the next target as locusts sought trees, bushes, and flowers.
Mérida, the state capital located 30 miles southwest of Sinanché, found itself overrun by thousands of locusts since Monday, particularly affecting major thoroughfares and neighborhoods.
Despite Mérida’s infrequent encounters with locust plagues, officials anticipate the swarms to depart the city in a few days, ideally landing in less-populated areas.
A monitoring and extermination plan has been activated to mitigate the impact of the locusts.
Written & Edited by B.C. Begley
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