11.   But rains have begun in some southern and eastern states and even flooded many villages.

12.   Fighting started when villagers cut part of an embankment which they said flooded their villages.

13.   In other parts of the country, rainfall flooded four villages in western Greece while rains knocked out telephone lines and telecommunications in many parts of the capital.

14.   Rain-swollen rivers burst their banks, flooding several villages, overflowing town centers and blocking roads Wednesday in northeast and central France.

15.   Rains have, however, begun in some southern and eastern states and even flooded many villages.

16.   The activists said the government seized their homes a decade ago while Suharto was still in power, flooding their village near Solo so officials could build a dam.

17.   They were swept away when the waters of the Surya River flooded their village, police said.

18.   Whipping winds and heavy rain pounded much of Western Europe on Monday, flooding villages, damaging buildings and prompting officials in some places to cancel flights.

19.   In the Netherlands, the Maas river swelled to flood village after village in the southeast of the country.

20.   In the Netherlands, the Maas river rose steadily, flooding village after village in the southeast of the country.