famine
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A famine in the mid-1990s killed hundreds of thousands of people, and reports indicate that the Covid-19 pandemic also pushed many into extreme hunger.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He smuggled himself into Hong Kong as a penniless 12-year-old escaping famine in communist China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Fletcher said the UN was also trying to keep the Strait of Hormuz open in its bid to get aid convoys to sub-Saharan Africa amid a "looming famine" in the region.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The same assessment said Dilling in South Kordofan is also likely facing famine conditions.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
During the 1990s famine, the state distribution system utterly collapsed in Hamhung, leaving workers with no alternative sources of food.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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