Sentence examples for shortage of basic supplies from inspiring English sources

Patrick Turay, a doctor at the Holy Spirit hospital in Makeni, said there was a desperate shortage of basic supplies, ranging from body bags for secure burials to examination gloves to mattresses and pain relief tablets.

Ten days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, and the island lay devastated, President Trump callously tweeted that the residents "want everything to be done for them". So it is to FEMA's credit that the agency has publicly acknowledged the disorganization and the woeful shortage of basic supplies and personnel that contributed to the havoc from which the island still suffers.

Hundreds of tired and hungry passengers have been stranded at airports around Europe, and tempers are fraying, with complaints at Heathrow of too little information and a shortage of basic supplies such as blankets and food.

In August, the government was widely criticized after news reports that the National Cancer Institute had been forced to reduce its activities because of shortages of basic supplies, even bandages.

It also said that hospitals were suffering shortages of basic supplies, including fuel for generators, which are needed when the electricity is shut off.

A number of former senior nurses, administrators and patients said that they had endured shortages of basic supplies like milk, laundry detergent and heating oil, while state inspectors did nothing.

The Catholic Church in Venezuela has said it is running out of wine to celebrate Mass because of nationwide shortages of basic supplies.

Survivors who have been forced to leave their homes are also facing shortages of basic supplies and hospitals are running low on medicines.

There are a few more pressing issues to deal with in Libya these days (war, refugees, shortages of basic supplies, stuff like that).

There are chronic shortages of basic supplies such as textbooks, stationery and chalk.

By Blue Chevigny NEW YORK, USA, 28 August 2006 – As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds in southern Lebanon and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan makes a diplomatic visit to the region, Lebanese children continue to suffer from inadequate services, water shortages and a lack of basic supplies.