The Chinese government is using its army to fight off green algae on the Olympic sailing waters and a swarm of locusts that are heading to Beijing. It is an interesting fight, but China seems determined to prevent any problems during the Olympics.
“We’re seeing a serious outbreak of the plague this year,” Lu said in a telephone interview yesterday.
“Unfortunately, the wind direction is also blowing toward Beijing and the locusts may end up in the capital.”
Locals are being called to duty to fight off the locusts on their own.
“Each of his village’s 125 families will offer one member to spray from a can strapped to their back, says a local vegetable in Inner Mongolia.”
“We’re safeguarding our farmland and at the same time we’re answering to the government’s call to ensure the environment is protected for the Olympics,” the 54-year-old said in a phone interview from Fu Quan village.
While the farmers and locals seem to be approaching the situation as a duty and work, the Olympic Committe is a bit more militant in their language.
“The directive is to prevent the locusts from taking flight, prevent them from entering Beijing and prevent them from destroying everything along their path,” said an IOC official.
*image source: bloomberg.com
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