For the past few months, India has been battling another crisis alongside the pandemic – locust attacks. Huge swarms of locusts have entered Gurgaon this morning and several parts of the city, including residential complexes, offices, metro stations have been attacked, reports NDTV. The affected areas include MG Road, IFFCO Chowk, DLF Phase I-IV, Village Chakkarpur, Sikandarpur and Sukhrali.
Shocking visuals of the locust attack have gone viral on social media. Residents of the affected areas took to Twitter to post videos of swarms of locusts flying by. Have a look:
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Swarm of locusts in Gurugram now.. flying past the metro station .. ok then #2020 #locustswarms #Gurgaon pic.twitter.com/awhnhpoQEl
— Gargi Rawat (@GargiRawat) June 27, 2020
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Huge swarms of locusts have entered Gurgaon. Waiting for government to clarify if they are Chinese or Pakistani.
— Ram Subramanian (@VORdotcom) June 27, 2020
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This the view from my 15th floor window in Gurgaon. Swarms and swarms of locusts! pic.twitter.com/s9deeOOfhV
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) June 27, 2020
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Less than an hour after they began moving out of Jhajjar, Locusts hit Gurgaon around 11 am this morning. Spotted in areas including DLF Phase 1, Phase 2, & MG Road. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/L2OGEgPiBi
— Sakshi Dayal (@sakshi_dayal) June 27, 2020
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Locust swarms in #gurgaon right now. #locustattack #locustswarms pic.twitter.com/zX1igrOivs
— Ishq Supriya (@supriyaofficial) June 27, 2020
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#LocustsAttack #locustswarms #Locust in #Gurgaon #Gurugram #Haryana near #Delhi pic.twitter.com/G2XnrIT8se
— Manoj Gupta (@PassionForNews) June 27, 2020
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#Gurgaon https://t.co/Q4ZNqUmRNS
— Biswajit Borkataky (@bborkataky) June 27, 2020
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#locust swarm over #gurgaon, pigeons and kites are engaging multiple hostiles and eating them which is a very different kind of dogfight pic.twitter.com/jOSpZZcj9V
— Mohit Dhar Jayal (@mohitjayal) June 27, 2020
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https://twitter.com/Raghvi_Gupta/status/1276763694270001154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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#Gurgaon #LocustsAttack They are in Delhi NCR now !! #Delhi pic.twitter.com/75dzgTxtt3
— Kaps 💚🌱 (@KapsKool) June 27, 2020
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#tiddidal reaches DLF-2 and #cybercity ! #LocustsAttack In #gurgaon pic.twitter.com/wpEPPYehWm
— Neeta Sharma (@NEETAS11) June 27, 2020
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#TiddiDal crossing through phase 2 #Gurugram #Gurgaon #LocustsAttack pic.twitter.com/9BJIR3n89Z
— Balbinder (@bal1der) June 27, 2020
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#Locust swarm reaches #Gurgaon. Scenes from DLF Phase 2 pic.twitter.com/SqHp49AuXA
— Aparna Dwivedi (@aparnadwivedi_) June 27, 2020
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So #locust swarms have arrived in parts of #Gurgaon, according to friends. Damn! Doors locked – check. Windows locked – check. What else?
— Anna MM Vetticad (@annavetticad) June 27, 2020
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#LocustsAttack in #Gurgaon pic.twitter.com/yaVy24GQVC
— Devil/Dervish (@ashindia) June 27, 2020
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Finally the guests have arrived#LocustsAttack #Gurgaon pic.twitter.com/Nm3JtkkY5t
— 𝕬𝖓𝖐𝖎𝖙𝖆 𝕿𝖍𝖆𝖐𝖚𝖗 (@Ankitaaa_) June 27, 2020
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#LocustsAttack in #Gurgaon #2020worstyear @ndtv @timesofindia pic.twitter.com/wWeSALsE4w
— Anupriya (@anupriya_sha) June 27, 2020
According to The Indian Express, Gurgaon District Administration has advised residents to keep windows and doors locked and to make loud noises beating on tin cans, plates and drums. Farmers have been asked to keep their spraying pumps ready.
Stay safe, Delhi-NCR!