1.   Only the annual monsoon rains, which are not expected until November, are likely to douse the flames.

2.   The annual monsoon season in India, already delayed by El Nino, raised speculation that the Indian soybean crop will be poor this year.

3.   The annual monsoon rains are about to begin, and the river will swell and escape will become more difficult than ever.

4.   The region is in the midst of its annual monsoon, which brings sudden hard rains that are complicating rescue efforts.

5.   The region is in the midst of its annual monsoon, which can bring sudden hard rains.

6.   Annual monsoon rains are caused by clouds that form over the Indian Ocean and travel north towards the Himalayas.

7.   Annual monsoon rains begin in June each year and usually end by mid-August.

8.   Breaches are common during the annual monsoon.

9.   But with Sri Lanka experiencing its annual monsoon, Cricket Board Chief Executive Dhammika Ranatunga said it could only keep its fingers crossed for some sunshine.

10.   Continuous downpours since Saturday at the tail end of the annual monsoon season devastated farmlands, washed away bridges and blocked highways in hundreds of villages in northern India.