11.   Thousands of miles wide and tens of miles deep, Pacific skies breed the remarkable range of California weather, from nonstop sunshine to relentless rain to Sierra blizzards.

12.   Undeterred by relentless rain, the drivers of a Mercedes, then a Volvo pull to the curb.

13.   Across the border in northwest Italy, flooding from relentless rains overtook several villages, killing one girl and leaving an unknown number of people missing.

14.   Days of relentless rain have triggered flooding in eastern and northern Netherlands, forcing the Dutch to fight their perennial battle to stave off floodwaters.

15.   Days of relentless rain have triggered flooding in the eastern and northern Netherlands, forcing the Dutch to fight their perennial battle to stave off floodwaters.

16.   In recent weeks, relentless rains have battered much of Pakistan causing flash floods in southwestern Baluchistan province and landslides in the northern mountain regions.

17.   Relentless rains over the past week caused severe flooding in several poor farming villages in the provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul and Nimroz, officials said.

18.   Relentless rain at the All England Club reached historic proportions, and officials reluctantly prepared to break with tradition and schedule play Sunday if the forecast looks good.

19.   Relentless rain canceled play on the first day of the second cricket test between Pakistan and South Africa in Sheikhupura on Friday.

20.   Several days of relentless rain had already cut rail and road links across the region connecting southern Switzerland and northern Italy.