21.   He demanded that the voting be canceled in the affected districts when the army refused to reopen the roads.

22.   He has been a vocal advocate of reopening the road.

23.   He wants the road reopened.

24.   He was likely to be stranded for another two weeks until floodwaters in the area subsided and roads were reopened, but he had sufficient supplies, Elliot said.

25.   It is not clear what prompted his decision to reopen the road.

26.   Israel has reopened some roads and allowed food, fuel and other goods to move in and out of Palestinian areas.

27.   Laying of mines will be prohibited, and both sides will work to remove existing mines and repair and reopen roads.

28.   Late on Saturday the department reopened roads on the mountain after determining that the mud flows were not a danger.

29.   Local avalanche warning commissions were reluctant to reopen roads for fear of persistent avalanche danger in at least three provinces.

30.   Officials say U.S. and other assistance has gone to reopen roads, support disease prevention, restore drinking water and replant crops.