drop in the bucket

But wildfire experts say that’s just a drop in the bucket.

The head of the UN's World Food Programme warned on Sunday that the aid was only a "drop in the bucket" of what was needed in the territory to reverse the catastrophic levels of hunger, amid significant shortages of basic foods and skyrocketing prices.

It’s a highly symbolic event, with a number of very rich attendees, for whom an expensive package of photos is a drop in the bucket coming on top of years of educational investment.

However, the head of the UN's World Food Programme warned on Sunday that the aid was only a "drop in the bucket" of what was needed in the territory to reverse the catastrophic levels of hunger, amid significant shortages of basic foods and skyrocketing prices.

“This is a tiny drop in the bucket of what is actually necessary to right-size our Fire Department in Los Angeles,” she said.