41.   Monday saw a daylong strike by freight and passenger trains that stranded thousands of commuters.

42.   Most coastal ferry services were suspended, stranding thousands of commuters and travelers.

43.   Nearly all ports around Greece were closed, stranding thousands of travelers and cutting off access to islands.

44.   Newark International Airport was struggling to reopen Tuesday after a massive power outage paralyzed this usually bustling gateway, stranding thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights.

45.   Newark International Airport reopened Tuesday after a massive power outage paralyzed this usually bustling gateway, stranding thousands of passengers on hundreds of domestic and international flights.

46.   Nigeria is in the midst of a fuel shortage which has stranded thousands of commuters and prompted many people to travel long distances to purchase fuel.

47.   Orange supporters brought Belfast traffic to a standstill at evening rush hour Wednesday, throwing human blockades across more than a dozen key roads, stranding thousands of motorists.

48.   Protests by poppy farmers furious over a new government anti-drug campaign have stranded thousands of Afghan refugees trying to return home from Pakistan, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday.

49.   Roads closed by the storm earlier in the week, stranding thousands of motorists in roadside towns, have reopened.

50.   Sections of some major highways were closed in northern and western Japan, according to the Japan Highway Public Corp., stranding thousands.