11.   Some areas were ravaged by flash floods and most were without power and water.

12.   Spanish Crown Prince Felipe de Borbon was in neighboring El Salvador on Sunday, continuing his own tour of storm ravaged areas.

13.   Violent overnight storms that ravaged several areas in France claimed the lives of four people, emergency aid officials said Thursday.

14.   Fires caused by lightning and arson ravaged large areas of California forestland from Los Angeles to San Francisco and are still out of control, authorities said Tuesday.

15.   The situation was improving Friday in the western United States, where firefighters managed to contain four of the fires ravaging that area for the past two weeks.