41.   Fire trucks roared to the scene and flooded the area in an attempt to dissipate the gas, the APP said.

42.   He said spring wells, the only source of drinking water in the vicinity, have been dirtied after a heavy rain flooded the area last week.

43.   Heavy rains associated with Greg also flooded low-lying areas in the mainland states of Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit and Sinaloa.

44.   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.

45.   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.

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

47.   Local electrical distributors in the area cut power early this morning to prevent electrical accidents as heavy rains flood many areas.

48.   Local electrical distributors in the northern Philippines cut power early Wednesday morning to prevent accidents as heavy rains flooded many areas in Isabela.

49.   Many people were refusing to leave their homes, apparently because they feared looting and that authorities might intentionally flood their areas to reduce pressure on the dike.

50.   Other German river cities like Bonn, Frankfurt, Koblenz and Trier also had flooded areas.