China Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 2 billion Chinese mice overrun lake area Mon Jul 9, 9:46 AM ET 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. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyShoo Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Sweet...that's food for 1/3 of the Chinese population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Wow... as much as I hate those little ****s, that would be a nightmare for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Wow... as much as I hate those little ****s The Chinese or the mice? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guru Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 The Chinese or the mice? :whoknows: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Mice kabobs, yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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