11.   The unincorporated village has become part of the Florida Black Heritage Trail, drawing tourists and history buffs.

12.   Ultimately the village became a magnet for middle-class Jews.

13.   A month has now passed since the once-picturesque village became a moonscape.

14.   But each year, hundreds of people die as villages become tiny islands and rains drench rice and jute fields.

15.   Chen Wu was glad when his village became a dumping ground for discarded computer hardware from the United States.

16.   During the Christmas season, the village becomes so crowded with tourists that it can be difficult to fully appreciate its charms.

17.   How modern Indian villages have become often depends on how close they are to a city or a town.

18.   In a broad landscape of flooding north of the capital of Santo Domingo, villages became islands surrounded by miles of muddy floodwaters.

19.   Still, each year hundreds of people die as villages become tiny islands and rains soak rice and jute fields.

20.   These villages have practically become an industrial center for such furniture.