"Forward, noble steed! On to victory!"
Posted on 07/09/2007 9:56:37 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
BEIJING - People living in communities surrounding a large shallow lake have been overrun by field mice after floodwaters drove the rodents out of islands on the lake, state media reported Monday.
The mouse invasion began on June 23 when the Yangtze River flooded, raising the water level in central China's Dongting Lake and submerging mouse holes on lake islands, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Now, an estimated 2 billion mice are ravaging crops in 22 counties around the lake, and authorities were rushing to construct walls and ditches to keep the rodents out. Residents have killed more than 2.3 million field mice — or 90 tons of the rodents, Xinhua said.
In Hunan province's Yiyang County, a ditch along the lakeshore was filled with mice. Residents were using clubs and shovels to beat them to death, while others scooped the furry animals out using fishing nets.
Mice have already damaged dikes and ruined crops in areas where authorities were slow to build walls and ditches, Xinhua said.
The rodent problem was expected to worsen as more floods were forecast for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake.
Zionist spies.
The running of the
Bulls in Pamplona
and now, the running
of the Chinese lake mice..
in the billions, wow.
Yuck! I hate meeces to pieces!
have to see if Rush picks this one up. ;-)
My guess is you’ll see these mising coming into America in food products ...
My guess is you’ll see these mice coming into America in food products ...
Now we will be hearing about meesies pieces in pet or human food exports from china!
2 billion - wow. Makes you wonder how they were able to “coexist” in that area prior to the flooding.
Was there really enough sustenance in the lake region islands to support that many mice?
The link on comment #10 will shock you.
ewwwwwwwww gross
On tomorrow’s menu “Sweet & Sour Mice”!.........
Protein is protein.........
Not sure, it is a pretty good sized area..
Dongting Lake
http://www.chinaetravel.com/attraction/att15f.html
Dongting Lake covers an area of 2,820 sq km and is the 2nd largest freshwater lake in China. Located in the mid reaches of the Yangzi River, the lake extends between Hunan and Hubei provinces. Fringed with reeds and lotus ponds, the magical lake is known as the setting of many traditional fairy tales and legends.
On the banks of the lake are many villages with paddy fields and cane fields. But the main livelihood for many villagers is still fishing. The graceful Yueyang Tower is also found on the eastern banks of the lake.
There are several islands on the lake, the most famous being Junshan Island, known for its silver needle tea.
They’ll be toast by tomorrow!.........unless you like them fried or steamed.............
Coming to a pet food manufacturer near you!
More food!
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