Along the way, he met bad weathers, a shortage of food and water and so on.

一路上，他遇到了恶劣的天气，食物和水的缺乏等等。

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There was a critical shortage of food.

当时粮食奇缺。

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They had a severe shortage of food.

他们的食品严重短缺。

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Even we are facing shortage of food and water because of these environments.

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The remaining South Korean nationals in the park were "suffering serious difficulties due to the shortage of food and medicines", Mr Kim said.

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