51.   Northern Norway was cut off from the rest of the country on Friday following torrential rains that closed most roads and disrupted rail and ferry traffic, media reported.

52.   Monitoring floods following heavy rain.

53.   Opening bowler Andre Nel was hostile on a pitch of unpredictable bounce following recent rain which affected preparation.

54.   On Wednesday, in Carrefour just south of the capital, two people were killed and three hurt when a house collapsed in flooding that followed driving rain.

55.   Residents said the floods occurred after several dry rivers in the area swelled up Wednesday following torrential rain not seen for dozens of years.

56.   Residents said the floods occurred after several dry rivers in the area swelled up Wednesday afternoon following torrential rain not seen for dozens of years.

57.   The crash followed heavy rain and occurred during poor visibility.

58.   The floods followed torrential rains.

59.   The floods, following heavy rains in the past two weeks, have washed away bridges leading to the valley and hampered relief efforts.

60.   The emergency centre reported that the number of evacuees was expected to rise as flood waters rose following more rain during the day.