Collocations for famine - noun

devastating, great, severe, terrible
widespread
man-made

face, suffer
Four million people are now facing famine.
countries that regularly suffer famines

survive
cause
prevent

strike
When famine strikes, it is often women and children who suffer the most.

relief
victim

during a/the famine
Thousands of people died during the terrible famine of that year.

a threat of famine