A shocking scenario unfolded in several remote Russian villages this week, prompting officials to launch an investigation into the mystery. Hundreds of thousands of flies descended onto villages across the Ural mountain region of Russia this week. The vast swarms have sparked panic among villages, amid fears that the flies could spread disease to the human inhabitants.
Bizarre images from the region showed thick clouds of flies crawling and buzzing through the village.
Residents described the local scene as “a horror film” and a “biblical plague”.
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