51.   The storms swept through several districts late Friday and early Saturday, flattening houses, snapping power and telephone lines and damaging crops, the station said.

52.   Seconds later a storm swept over the Cotton Bowl stadium.

53.   Storms swept in from the north, snarling traffic across Israel and causing some internal flights to be cancelled, they said.

54.   Storms also swept across southeastern France, where a number of homes were flooded or damaged as a result of mudslides.