The 2019-20 locust infestation in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia is an outbreak of desert locusts which is threatening the food supply across the REGION. The outbreak is the worst in 70 years in Kenya and the worst in 25 years in Ethiopia, Somalia and India.[2] The plague began in June 2019 and has continued through 2020.The current outbreak began with heavy rains in 2018 in the Rub' al Khali of the Arabian Peninsula[3]; in Spring 2019, swarms spread from these areas, and by June 2019, the locusts spread north to Iran, Pakistan, and India and south to EAST Africa, particularly the Horn of Africa.[3] By the end of 2019, there were swarms in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Oman, Iran, India, and Pakistan.[4]As of April 2020, efforts to CONTROL the locusts are being hampered by ongoing restrictions in travel and shipping due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]The union government is coordinating with states governments to restrict locust attacks. 89 fire brigades for pesticide spray, 120 survey vehicles, 47 control vehicles with spray equipments and 810 tractor mounted sprayers have been DEPLOYED for effective locust control, as per requirement during different days.Please mark me as brainliest!