11.   The conditions often force residents to flee inside from their front porches and seal their windows with plastic.

12.   The formidable storm knocked out power and forced residents into shelters across the densely populated Dominican Republic, where two people were killed by downed electrical lines.

13.   Those decisions have forced residents to trek to jobs many miles away.

14.   A rumbling volcano on an island south of Tokyo erupted again Tuesday, spewing gray ash five miles into the air and forcing residents to stay inside.

15.   Another witness, the Kosovo Albanian farmer Reshit Salihi described how Serb police looted his property and forced residents in his village to hand over their money.

16.   Ash spewing from Mount Etna forced residents of this Sicilian city to use umbrellas as they walked outside Monday.

17.   By daybreak, strong gusts whipped up surf, forcing residents into shelters and knocked out power across the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic.

18.   Chilly Himalayan winds worsened the situation forcing many residents to keep indoors.

19.   Gray ash blanketed the capital of this Caribbean island Wednesday, closing schools and forcing residents to wear face masks as the Soufriere Hills volcano rumbled to life again.

20.   Houses on both sides of the divide have been hit by stones, gasoline and pipe bombs, and bursts of gunfire, forcing many residents from their homes.