1.   To complicate matters, it takes place while the city is being battered by a hurricane.

2.   Overturned cars and ankle-deep mud blocked many streets, after heavy rains and high winds battered the city for a few hours early Sunday.

3.   Now, with the worsening economic crisis battering the city the expected increase is adding to its woes.

4.   Russian warplanes continued to batter the city throughout the night and the day on today.

5.   Russian warplanes continued to batter the city throughout the night and the day on Friday.

6.   The Serbs retaliated by battering the city with tank and shell fire, and U.N. officials said both sides hit civilian targets.

7.   The Serbs retaliated by battering the city, its streets deserted as civilians huddled at home or in shelters.

8.   The Serbs responded by battering the city with tank and shell fire.