A Walmart in Texas that was overrun by thousands of birds has been hailed as a sign of “death,” “disaster” and the “apocalypse.”
Newsweek reported that shoppers were seemingly trapped in their cars—and presumably the store—when the flock descended onto the supermarket’s parking lot, off-highway 80 in Mesquite. WARNING: Video clips contain strong language that may be offensive to some:
I feel like this is a bad sign 😶
(via denisdina12/TT) pic.twitter.com/5iRkNq5I0f— Overtime (@overtime) January 5, 2022
One man, named Denis Mehic, filmed the “terrifying” spectacle from his car, where he sat with his children as birds swarmed the vehicle, with droppings landing on the windshield.
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“I’m not getting out, it’s scary,” he said in a follow-up clip. Apparently, this has become so common now in Texas that the University of North Texas has literally deployed ordnance to deal with the problem:
