Forests, horses, crops and peasants all began to die, and by the end of 1892 about half a million people were dead, mostly from cholera epidemics triggered by the famine.
Hutan, kuda, tanaman dan petani semuanya mati, dan pada 1892 sekitar sejuta orang mati, kebanyakan akibat wabah kolera yang disebabkan bencana kelaparan tersebut.