31.   Meanwhile, provinces along the Yellow River are preparing for heavy rainstorms and possible flooding, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

32.   Nine people have died in mud flows and two others were killed by lightning in heavy rainstorms that have hit Azerbaijan since last week, officials said Monday.

33.   On Wednesday, heavy rainstorms left three fishermen dead in Egypt, while two construction workers in Lebanon died when a wall collapsed.

34.   Residents of the capital fire their guns at the sky during heavy rainstorms to chase off perceived evil spirits.

35.   The cause of the accident, which occurred during a heavy rainstorm, was not immediately known.

36.   The downfall in grain production last year was largely explained by the drought and heavy rainstorms that swept across Ukraine last summer.

37.   The pollution quickly dissipated after a heavy rainstorm.

38.   The union crowd, which had to wait through a heavy rainstorm for Evans to speak, greeted his comments with loud cheering.

39.   There were no reports of casualties Saturday, and the attacks were considerably less intense than those of the previous two days, possibly because of heavy rainstorms.

40.   Wary of more aftershocks, thousands of people slept outdoors in heavy rainstorms while waiting for supplies and medical attention Wednesday.