But we've been able to handle the situation in between.

What would be the best way to handle the situation?

I just wasn't sure how to handle the whole situation.

I also had a couple of friends who helped me handle the situation.

Probably Tom with another idea on how to handle the situation.

They just didn't know what to do or how to handle the situation.

I also learned, later, that no one really knew how to handle the situation they now found themselves in.

"There must have been some other way to handle the situation."

"People are just not able to handle the situation here."

If there had been just one or two of them, I could handle the situation quickly.