11.   Other volcanologists said the landslide could have been triggered by continuous heavy rains in the area.

12.   Rescue operations were hampered by continuous rains.

13.   Schumacher dominated the competition through a continuous rain.

14.   Spokeswoman Kirsten Hart said homes and shacks were destroyed by continuous rain in the past two days.

15.   Southern China had continuous rain this winter, with rivers in Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces suffering the biggest spring floods, Xinhua said.

16.   The area has been deluged by almost continuous rain for more than a week.

17.   The Office of Civil Defense said an earthen dike in Lubao was breached as a result of continuous rains brought by a storm northwest of the Philippines.

18.   Two days of continuous heavy rain flooded rivers, roads and residential areas in Morayshire, in the Scottish Highlands.

19.   According to Xinhua, the landslide occurred after several days of continuous rain.

20.   Bad weather, including continuous rain, has hampered the task force in the past week.