71.   Reports said the floods hit after midnight, catching people in their sleep.

72.   The cyclone hit after several weeks of drought and blistering heat, during which the government called for special nationwide prayers for rain.

73.   The disaster hit after several weeks of drought and blistering heat, which forced the government to call for nationwide special rain prayers.

74.   The lira was hit after rumours of a judicial process against Italian President Silvio Berlusconi.