1.   Calls from constituents to congressional offices are flooding switchboards and swamping support staff.

2.   Inquiries from anxious relatives are now flooding hospital switchboards.

3.   Affiliates in both cities said their switchboards were flooded by callers complaining of the switch.

4.   The Germany Embassy said its switchboard is being flooded with calls from potential travelers asking for advice on whether to stay away.

5.   The German Embassy said its switchboard was being flooded with calls from potential travelers asking for advice on whether to stay away.

6.   Irate callers flooded the switchboards of radio stations to denounce what they said was police bungling during the pre-dawn drama at a Manila bus depot.