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1. Somalia declares state of emergency due to a new generation of desert locust swarms that hit the region.
   2021-02-04 19:05:28 (First version)
2. Somalia declares a state of emergency due to a new generation of desert locust swarms that hit the region.
   2021-02-05 01:05:10 (Update)
3. Somalia declares a state of emergency due to swarms of desert locusts.
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