41.   The floods have been caused by heavy monsoon rains, which are continuing.

42.   The river was swollen by heavy monsoon rains.

43.   The number was expected to rise because heavy monsoon rains were expected to last until mid-September.

44.   The river already was in danger of flooding, following heavy monsoon rains in the area.

45.   The royalists hope heavy monsoon rains will soon make military activity impossible and give them time to regroup.

46.   There was no official confirmation of the deaths as heavy monsoon rains had snapped all phone lines to the area.

47.   They blamed the flooding on heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh as well as across the border in neighboring India.

48.   Weather forecasters have predicted more heavy monsoon rains through the month and warned officials to be alert for more flash flooding.

49.   Four people were killed in floods which swept through the Indonesian capital after heavy monsoon rain, the state Antara news agency reported Sunday.

50.   Heavy monsoon rains continued to pound the Pinatubo area and the towns at its base on Sunday and disaster officials said lahar flows were monitored at river channels.