31.   Hand-in-hand with this come traffic jams, work-related stress and other problems.

32.   In downtown Jerusalem, traffic came to a stop.

33.   In nonviolent remembrances, sirens wailed in some towns as Palestinians observed three minutes of silence and traffic came to a halt.

34.   In the capital, traffic came to a near-standstill, police said, as roads became impassable because of high waters, felled trees and debris.

35.   In Tirana, traffic came to a standstill as police blocked approach roads to downtown Skanderbeg Square, where the rally was to take place.

36.   In Tehran, downtown traffic came to a complete halt with cars blowing horns and turning on their headlights.

37.   In the capital, traffic came to a standstill as roads became impassable because of high waters, felled trees and debris.

38.   On Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, the caravan swelled and traffic came to standstill.

39.   On Sunday, motorists were delayed for as much as three hours as traffic came to a standstill on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway.

40.   Police said traffic came to a halt because the customs lane for trucks was not immediately de-iced, and the vehicles filled up the lanes for cars.