31.   Heavy rains also flooded low lying streets in Saarbruecken in southwestern Germany near the French border.

32.   Heavy rains flooded areas of Kashmir on Thursday and could subject Western hostages to health problems in the mountains where authorities believe they are being held.

33.   Heavy rains flooded fields and sent rivers over their banks.

34.   Heavy rains flooded part of Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Monday.

35.   Heavy rains flooded some fields.

36.   Heavy monsoon season rains have been flooding several provinces in the north.

37.   Heavy rains flood large parts of Slovenia on Thursday, leaving hundreds of houses under water and causing the closure of some main traffic corridors.

38.   Heavy rains flooded areas of Kashmir on Thursday and could subject Western hostages to health problems in the mountains where they are being held, officials said.

39.   Heavy rains flooded areas of Kashmir on Thursday, raising fears about the health of Western hostages being held by separatists, officials said.

40.   Heavy rains flooded hundreds of homes in western Romania, killing dozens of domestic animals and destroying sown fields, the Environment Ministry reported Sunday.