11.   The river is swollen by rains and the heavy release from a nearby reservoir.

12.   Rains over Easter Weekend also destroyed crops and swelled rivers in the northwest Dominican Republic.

13.   And intense rainfall across the border in South Africa has swollen rivers there.

14.   Around the eastern city of Liege, reservoirs in the Ardennes hills had to release excess waters, further swelling rivers below and flooding several villages.

15.   Around the eastern city of Liege, reservoirs in the Ardennes hills had to release excess waters, further swelling rivers below.

16.   Farther north, record warmth swelled rivers and caused dangerous mudslides in Washington and Oregon.

17.   Flash floods boiled down long-dry ravines and swelled rivers over their banks.

18.   Floods and landslides have been reported from many areas of China, as a rain belt swells rivers across China.

19.   Heavy rain lashed wide areas of southern and western Japan Tuesday for a fifth consecutive day, disrupting railway service and swelling rivers.

20.   Heavy rains have swollen rivers in central Mexico and triggered mudslides in Mexico City that killed six people and injured four others.