Mortada mobilizes Ministry of Agriculture teams to fight locusts
4/22/2021 12:02:15 PM
Caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Mortada, on Thursday tasked the Ministry of Agriculture’s specialized teams to be ready to fight possible locust waves after receiving information about witnessing swarms of them invading Syrian territories.
Mortada called on citizens residing in Lebanon’s bordering regions and villages to instantly inform the Ministry, via the Ministry of Agriculture's hotline 81964621, about any sightings of locust swarms.
The Minister has also contacted caretaker Minister of Defense, Zeina Akar, and requested of her to "prepare the army helicopters to help in case of any emergency.”
Mortada called on citizens residing in Lebanon’s bordering regions and villages to instantly inform the Ministry, via the Ministry of Agriculture's hotline 81964621, about any sightings of locust swarms.
The Minister has also contacted caretaker Minister of Defense, Zeina Akar, and requested of her to "prepare the army helicopters to help in case of any emergency.”