Video shows scale of mouse plague affecting rural NSW

The scale of the mouse plague affecting the state and parts of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia is made clear in the footage, shot near the town of Warren, NSW.

Ben Storer, 47, who shot the video, said it was the worst he had seen since the 1980s.

“Have seen them that bad before as a young fella in the early ’80s in Mallee where I grew up, so I sort of knew they could get that bad,” Mr Storer said.

An expert from CSIRO has said the mouse infestation is a…