11.   Nari spent weeks whirling in the Pacific east of Taiwan before hitting the island Monday.

12.   No damage was reported from the quake or the minor tsunami that hit several islands.

13.   Other less intense thunderstorms were moving and passing just south of St. Croix before sunrise and may hit the island later today with heavy rain.

14.   Rioting has hit six islands.

15.   Since then, the islands have been hit by a string of devastating storms.

16.   Taiwanese wanted to know, as the worst blackout to ever hit the island stretched into Friday, just what was going on.

17.   Teams from around the world streamed into Taiwan today to help rescue victims of the devastating earthquake as three strong aftershocks hit the island.

18.   Some gusts also hit the island, and two people were injured when a wall collapsed in Saint-Denis, the capital, the station said.

19.   Still, he says, part of the problem is the perception on the mainland that the islands were hit harder than they really were.

20.   The expected time for a tsunami to hit the island passed without one being registered.