Holiday warning as ‘biblical’ plague of bugs forces tourists to flee beach resorts
A HOLIDAY warning has been issued as a horrific “biblical” plague of bugs forces tourists to flee their beach resorts.
Dozens of holidaymakers have been forced to pack up and leave their hotels as millions of grasshoppers have invaded an entire coastline.
Horror footage of the “biblical” event was recorded on beaches across the Romagna Riviera, on the southern coast of Italy.
Many tourists have reportedly fled after their stay was cut short by the pesky insects that swarmed the area between Bellaria Igea marina, San Mauro Mare, and Cesenatico, because of the deafening row that went on all day and night.
Several tourists filmed the sudden insect invasion that is said to be getting worse by the day, leaving both visitors and tourists unable to sleep.
One nightmare clip shows a tourist’s balcony and the whole outside of the next-door building covered in large, noisy grasshoppers.
Their loud chirping echoes through the entire neighbourhood, disturbing holidaymakers who reportedly decided it was time to head back home.
Another clip shows the insects taking over a beach as they are seen covering the sand, the sunbeds, and the umbrellas.
The beach seems largely empty after apparently being abandoned by horrified bathers trying to escape the grisly insect storm.
The infestation of grasshoppers is believed to have arrived after strong gusts of the Garbino wind that have hit the area in recent days.
The Garbino – a southwestern wind from northern Africa that brings Saharan sand as it blows – is what most likely pushed the insects to move from the countryside to the coast, local experts said.
Beach lifeguards described the rare event as a “surprise that was not needed” and one they hope will end as soon as possible.
This comes after Brits holidaying in Spain last summer were warned that they could face a plague of mosquitos, cockroaches, and bedbugs during a 43C heatwave.
And in 2019, a huge swarm of ravenous locusts were caught on film completely blanketing the skies over a Saudi Arabian city.
The deluge of biblical bugs – which numbered in the tens of millions – descended on Najran in May of that year.