| widespread famine | 3.62 | Ethiopia was suffering widespread famine and disease. | ||
| north_korean famine | 1.38 | U.N. official appeals for aid for North Korean famine. | ||
| fleeing famine | 1.05 | Tens of thousands of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression live in China. | ||
| possible famine | 0.92 | International aid groups, predicting possible famine, back the call for aid. | ||
| major famine | 0.79 | The World Bank warned on Tuesday that the country is headed for a major famine. | ||
| looming famine | 0.59 | North Korea is said to be facing a looming famine after severe floods the past two years. | ||
| impending famine | 0.53 | Impending famine poses dilemma to aid agencies. | ||
| devastating famine | 0.39 | North Korea is in the midst of a devastating famine. | ||
| catastrophic famine | 0.33 | If catastrophic famine does occur, it will be because of political decisions made in Pyongyang, not shortages of food. | ||
| deadly famine | 0.33 | Deadly famine forced it to appeal for outside food aid. | ||
| irish famine | 0.33 | The Irish famine was brought on by the failure of the potato crop because of a devasting blight. | ||
| large-scale famine | 0.26 | But he said he saw little chance of a large-scale famine. | ||
| mass famine | 0.26 | U.N. relief officials raised the prospect of mass famine if there is no sharp jump in outside aid. | ||
| massive famine | 0.26 | They predicted a massive famine this spring barring quick outside aid. | ||
| new famine | 0.26 | --- SUDAN FAMINE - APTV is expecting new famine pictures from southern Sudan. | ||
| potential famine | 0.26 | He also asked international aid groups to send emergency relief supplies to help alleviate the potential famine in his region. | ||
| related famine | 0.26 | Nearly two million people have died in the war and related famines. | ||
| resulting famine | 0.26 | More than one million people have died from the fighting and a resulting famine. |