21.   He said the problem was compounded by low rainfall at water catchment areas.

22.   High temperatures and low rainfall in parts of the country made fire danger especially serious.

23.   Low rainfall has left Brazilian reservoirs in those regions at record low levels.

24.   Low rainfall has left reservoirs in several regions at record low levels.

25.   Record low rainfall has worsened a water shortage in Jinan, an eastern provincial capital known for its springs and lakes, state-run media said Monday.

26.   The Yellow River has dried up in five of the past six years because of low rainfall and growing demands for water upstream.

27.   The Yellow River has dried up in five of the past six years because of low rainfall and heavier demands for water upstream.

28.   Two consecutive seasons of low rainfall have already raised food prices, Simkin said.

29.   Belgium has also had exceptionally low rainfall, but the situation there is not disastrous, experts say.

30.   The warm weather coupled with low rainfall has led to depleted water supplies, mainly in the south.