21.   Tens of thousands of others are homeless and face hunger after Mitch wiped entire villages off the map and ruined countless crops.

22.   The floods have affected six million people, either by destroying their homes or ruining crops.

23.   The hail ruined crops and turned roads into rivers in a matter of minutes Saturday morning.

24.   The lack of water has ruined crops and contributed to the high death rate, said Saeed Ahmed Somroo, a professor at Sindh University.

25.   The spill turned into a public relations nightmare as rumors emerged that people had been killed and crops had been ruined.

26.   This year the seasonal monsoon rains failed to appear on time and the area was infested with a pest that ruined the crop.

27.   Up to seven million kangaroos are culled each year as pests which ruin crops and compete with livestock for grazing land and water.