1.   Homes became a speculative investment which bubble and burst, leaving thousands without homes or unable to move home.

2.   The pits close, leaving thousands without jobs in pit-head villages that they or their fathers once came to for work.

3.   By the time the storm turned toward the Atlantic, Hurricane Luis had left many people homeless and stranded tens of thousands without electricity, running water and telephones.

4.   Rebels blew up electric towers on the southern edge of Bogota, the capital, and in the eastern plains, leaving thousands without power.

5.   The last blizzard, a vicious ice storm that left thousands without power, some for nearly a week, arrived in early April.

6.   Those who say the IRA is not serious about making peace may be blinded by the bitterness they feel toward a group that has killed thousands without apology.

7.   A powerful storm raked Southern California early Tuesday with pounding rain and fierce winds that tore up mobile homes and businesses and left thousands without power.

8.   A strong rainstorm hit Moravia Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands without power, the news agency CTK reported.

9.   After lashing the smaller islands of southwest Japan, Typhoon Kirk left two people missing and thousands without electricity late Tuesday as it headed toward the main Japanese islands.

10.   During his regime, Botha enforced apartheid under a state of emergency that jailed thousands without trial.