States of emergency declared in Orenburg and Astrakhan regions, Bashkortostan and Chechnya Republics
A swarm of locusts has attacked the southwestern Stavropol region of Russia, devastating crops across vast tracts of farmland.
The Ministry of Agriculture have declared states of emergency in Orenburg and Astrakhan regions, as well as in Bashkortostan and Chechnya Republics, according to reports.