1.  At one point, young men came topside seeking food, and a riot seemed imminent.

2.  Orphans and poor children would beg from house to house, seeking food and supplies to get through winter.

3.  They were said to be seeking food and fuel supplies to continue on their journeys to the Red Sea.

4.  They were said to be seeking food and fuel supplies to continue their journeys on toward the Red Sea.