Nouakchott Locust Swarms

Still thinking about all things desert-related, I was interested (and concerned) to read about the locusts swarming through Mauritania:

"It's beautiful to see and funny, the locusts on parade in the sky," marveled Aicha Bint Sadibouh, a woman in Nouakchott. "But when they invade the streets and homes, it's disastrous."