11.   The area also was lashed by storms on Tuesday.

12.   The storm hit late Sunday night and continued to lash the area Monday morning, police and rescue workers said.

13.   Torrential downpours lashed the area.

14.   Sally lashed several areas in Guangxi region at the border with Vietnam on Tuesday, the Beijing-backed Wen Wei Po daily reported.

15.   Storms lashed low-lying areas on the shores of the Baltic.