71. The storms also battered neighboring Germany, killing three people as high winds tore up trees and downed power lines and injuring several others, officials said. 72. The storm system that began churning its way across the Mississippi Delta and central portions of the state last night left behind numerous downed power lines and damaged buildings. 73. The winds blew the roofs off of shacks in poor neighborhoods and downed power lines, causing sparks to cascade from shorted transformers. 74. There were also reports of mine cave-ins, train derailments, broken water pipes, downed power and phone lines. 75. Utility workers swarmed the streets, fixing downed power lines. 76. Uprooted palm trees blocked sidewalks in Huatulco and downed power lines danced in the wind. 77. Uprooted trees lay tangled with downed power lines and broken utility poles, and crews and volunteers toiled to clean up the mess. 78. Uprooted trees were tangled with downed power lines and broken utility poles, and crews and volunteers toiled to clean up the debris. 79. Elsewhere, gusts of wind brought downed power lines and caused some buildings to collapse. 80. The rest of the fatalities drowned in floods or were electrocuted by downed power lines in provinces around Manila and on the central island of Panay. |