Locusts enter urban areas of Larkana and Shikarpur districts.

LARKANA -- Flocks of locusts were seen hovering over Larkana city while huge swarms were continuing to devour standing crops of vegetables in Pakho town of Qambar-Shahdadkot district and its surroundings on Saturday and Sunday.

Flying away to their next destination, they were seen landing on the parks of Govt Pilot Higher Secondary School, a bungalow of former Sindh chief minister Mohammed Ayoub Khuhro and parts of Lahori mohalla and other localities. They also landed in Jinnahbagh and devoured green patches before crossing the city into the suburbs.

Locusts' attack was also noticed in Nazar mohalla of Larkana. This is the second time the swarms of locusts were noticed flying by choosing the same route that it had taken last year, a gardener said.

Flocks of locusts had caused damage to mango trees as well as standing crops. People connected with agriculture called for urgent...