41.   The residents along the Latunillas River in central Colombia were evacuated Sunday as high summer temperatures caused ice and snow to quickly melt, swelling the river.

42.   The river was swollen from chronic rains and unusually high spring runoff.

43.   The river was swollen from recent heavy rains, the radio said, but it was not clear whether the higher, faster moving water contributed to the capsizing.

44.   The river was swollen and running fast because of recent heavy rain, making recovery difficult, West said.

45.   The Water Control Board said Tuesday that heavy rains over the weekend and Monday had swelled major rivers, threatening more flooding in coming weeks.

46.   Torrential rains in the Himalayas since July have swollen rivers that burst their embankments.

47.   Torrential rains swept through much of Pakistan, swelling rivers, flooding farms and villages and killing at least five people Wednesday, authorities said.

48.   Torrential rains and melting snow in the Rocky Mountains early last week swelled rivers across southern Alberta.

49.   Bangladesh is plagued by annual flooding when monsoon rains swell the many rivers which criss-cross the country.

50.   The storm came on the back of heavy rains that have swollen rivers across the north of the country to dangerous levels.