51.   The wicket and surrounding area remained under cover as rain lashed the venue, forcing umpires Daryl Harper and Srinivas Venkataraghavan to delay the start until after lunch.

52.   The wicket and the surrounding area remained under cover for most of the morning as persistent rain lashed the venue.

53.   Torrential rains lashed parts of the main island of Java last week.

54.   Torrential rains lashed the Foro Italico with the top- seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on court against unheralded Shaun Stafford of the United States in the next quarterfinal.

55.   Torrential rains lashed the lake area near Switzerland, causing floods and mudslides Monday and killing at least two people.

56.   Torrential rains lashed the region, damaging crops and downing power lines.

57.   Torrential rain lashed parts of the main island of Java last week causing extensive flooding, including in the capital Jakarta, where hundreds of houses were evacuated.

58.   Unseasonally heavy rains have been lashing most parts of the Uganda, causing heavy flooding and overflowing pit latrines.

59.   With a lull in the fighting, both sides have been recruiting more fighters and building up forces while monsoon rains lash the war zone.

60.   He declined to say when the army planned to resume its campaign as monsoon rains lashed the region.