lián / nián / zāi / huāng / zhī / hòu / zhè / ge / dì / qū / mín / qióng / cái / jìn / jí / xū / wài / jiè / yuán / zhù

连年灾荒之后，这个地区民穷财尽，急需外界援助。

After years of disasters, the region was impoverished and desperately needed outside assistance.