What is a situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths?

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Famine is characterized by a sudden reduction in food supplies, which leads to widespread malnutrition and starvation, ultimately resulting in a large number of deaths. Depression is a mental health condition and drought may lead to reduced food supplies, but it does not necessarily result in widespread famine and deaths.

What Is a Situation in Which Food Supplies Are Suddenly