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It's not wise to venture out after dark in the farmlands of New South Wales, Australia.
© AP Photo/Rick Rycroft Mice scurry around stored grain on a farm near Tottenham, Australia on May 19, 2021.
Open the wrong door, walk near the wrong field or flick on the wrong light and you'll find yourself facing a skittering, chewing, breeding, swarming horde of hungry mice, as the state grapples with a devastating rodent plague that threatens to destroy AU$1 billion worth of crops.
Social media footage shows horrifying scenes from the rodent-ridden state, where mice are seemingly hiding en masse in any dark space available.
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The mice are devouring crops, chewing through electrical wires, eating leather seats and spreading rapidly across the region, in what the state government describes as an "absolutely unprecedented" plague.
The mouse population is estimated to be in the millions, but one government scientist said counting them would be like "trying to count up the stars in the sky."
Farmers are reportedly putting the legs of their beds in buckets of water to avoid getting swarmed and bitten in their sleep. Mice are overrunning many farms after dark, and they come pouring out of grain bags and augers when they're disturbed during the day.
One family has also blamed their house fire on rodents chewing the wiring.
