1.   Ehrlich said the strike is the biggest economic event in the Midwest since floods swept the region three years ago.

2.   The floods swept away schools and clinics, crops and cattle.

3.   At the Mueller Nursery, gardeners opened the doors of the greenhouses in hopes the floods would simply sweep through, leaving little damage.

4.   At the Mueller Nursery, gardeners opened the doors of the greenhouses in hopes the floods would sweep through and leave little damage.

5.   Floods had swept away bridges and roads and rescue services lacked aircraft for aerial surveillance.

6.   Floods swept the villages following four days of heavy rains, causing rivers in the area to rise.

7.   Floods also swept through thousands of acres this summer, destroying crops before harvest time.

8.   Floods have swept through parts of western Sudan, cutting off some areas from the rest of the country, a newspaper reported Saturday.

9.   Floods swept over half the town.

10.   Julio Bermeo and his parents had to swim to safety after the first flood swept through their valley and buried their farmhouse in mud.