61.   Last Friday, the WFP said heavy rains had already forced its crews to drop food supplies by parachute because dirt airstrips in the affected regions are waterlogged.

62.   Mark Waugh was batting with Boon when rain forced an early lunch.

63.   Najera said fierce rains forced most of the hundreds of fans who packed the small stadium for the start of the game to leave before the lightning struck.

64.   On Friday, Guyana defeated Barbados by virtue of having a higher net run-rate, after rain forced an end to play midway through the Bajan innings.

65.   On Saturday, however, rain forced the militant Korea Confederation of Trade Unions to cancel many of the massive protest rallies it had planned across the country.

66.   Only four balls were bowled Saturday before rain forced the players from the field.

67.   Portuguese authorities were monitoring the river upstream in Spain, concerned that heavy rains could force reservoirs to let out water.

68.   Rain also forced umpires to abandon play Saturday, and washed out two sessions after lunch on Friday.

69.   Rain forced an early close to the fourth Cable and Wireless cricket test Wednesday, leaving the West Indies and Australia delicately balanced in the fourth day of play.

70.   Rain forced postponement of the fifth and final match in the one-day international series between India and Pakistan Sunday.