21.   Contingency plans are being made to shift match two, a sellout scheduled for Friday, to Sunday if the rain does not ease.

22.   Delayed seasonal rains have since eased the drought, although there now are worries about the possibility of serious flooding.

23.   Forecasters said the heavy rains likely would ease over the weekend.

24.   Governor Ly Sou said that heavy rains had eased Thursday and water was beginning to drain into a coastal inlet dividing the town.

25.   In India the monsoon rains have eased the problem, but in Pakistan and Afghanistan the relentless dry spell continues.

26.   Recent rains have eased the water shortages in some areas, but others continue to wait for relief.

27.   Recent rains largely have eased the drought, with some areas being swamped recently by flash floods, but a few small areas remain parched.

28.   Recent rains have eased the problem in some areas, but others remain dry.

29.   The rains have eased, but about a million people remain at risk, UNICEF said.

30.   The Rhone river receded slightly as the rain eased.