On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 4:07:10 AM UTC+10, gordo wrote:
> Inner Mongolia drought causes rat 'plague': Xinhua
>
> SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Persistent drought in the remote northwestern
> Chinese region of Inner Mongolia has caused a rat plague now affecting
> more than 4 million hectares (9.8 million acres) of grassland, an area
> the size of the Netherlands, the official Xinhua news agency said.
>
> Rodents are a common problem throughout Inner Mongolia's huge and
> sprawling prairies, and adapt relatively well to dry weather.

They could always eat them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w4kVROdJaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ii1KEkmY_k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8C3NjDPbQs