"The elements are in place for it to become a widespread famine."

In addition, the following summers were wet and cold, so that the population suffered from widespread famine.

She'd traveled to war zones, and to countries with widespread famine.

Never in history has there been widespread famine in a democratic country with a political opposition and a free press.

When widespread famine struck, about a million people died and a further million left the country.

North Korea has also had to import food during the 1990s due to widespread famine.

Not just over the winter, but the projections were for widespread famine by next May.

Economic development in the new country was hampered by growing lawlessness and widespread famine.

They believed that widespread famine would be the inevitable result, by 1975.

However, there were reports of widespread famine caused by natural calamities.