Locust attack in Mumbai video not true, says officials

Videos of ''locust swarms'' in Mumbai went viral on social media on Thursday, prompting authorities to clarify that no ...

Videos of ''locust swarms'' in Mumbai went viral on social media on Thursday, prompting authorities to clarify that no such activity took place here.

The videos claimed swarms of locusts flying over northern India had entered Mumbai.

One such video shot from a building showed a ''locust swarm'' with a skyline that appeared to be of Mumbai.

"The locusts have landed! Welcome to Mumbai, locustji. Feel free to mingle with our political pests...," columnist Shobhaa De tweeted.

Maharashtra state disaster management officials said no locust swarm was spotted in Mumbai. "The viral images and videos have been wrongly attributed as being from Mumbai," an official said.