41.   The pounding rain was accompanied by strong winds which ripped trees from their roots and cars were swept away by the deluge.

42.   Pounding rain caused a wall at the venue to collapse Friday, turning much of the site into a quagmire.

43.   Pounding rains and snowfall sparked a red alert across Himalayan Kashmir with the army put on stand by to tackle flash floods.

44.   Residents went about their business as usual and no restrictions were imposed on the press despite the unfolding political drama and pounding rain.

45.   The China Southern Airlines jet crashed in a ball of flame attempting to land late Thursday in pounding rain at Shenzhen airport.

46.   The incident coincided with a low-pressure front that brought pounding rain and low visibility to the Pearl River Delta.