1.   Garcia said many school buildings remained under water, threatening to render thousands of students idle for some time.

2.   Floods caused by monsoon rains in Sri Lanka render thousands of families homeless each year.

3.   The rains have also destroyed government and private property worth tens of millions of dollars, rendering thousands of people homeless, and destroyed crops and killed cattle.

4.   The rains and floods have also destroyed government and private property worth millions of dollars, rendered thousands of people homeless, destroyed crops and killed cattle.

5.   The rains and floods have also destroyed government and private property worth tens of millions of dollars, rendering thousands of people homeless and destroyed crops and killed cattle.