Pest Control Officers Gregory Cornes, center, and Andre Pitman, right, both from the D.C. Department of Health's Rodent Control Division, apply poison into rat burrows, found in the alley behind the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2019. Cornes will pump poison into the burrows and this powder will stick to the paws and fur, when the rats groom themselves, they unwittingly ingest it and die.The nation’s capital is facing a spiraling rat infestation, fueled by mild winters and a human population boom. Washington’s government is struggling to keep pace (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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