51.   Hurricane Georges left hundreds of Puerto Ricans homeless, their possessions swept away by raging waters or wind.

52.   Hoping to improve their shattered economy, Surinamese voted in early elections that went peacefully despite confusion that left hundreds of names off voting lists.

53.   In a crackdown on militants, security forces cordoned off the eastern district of Karachi Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents trapped without food or water.

54.   In Martinique, the Lamentin International Airport closed at noon, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded in this French overseas department.

55.   In Nicaragua, storms nearer the Pacific coast knocked down trees and utility poles, leaving hundreds of people without electricity or phone service.

56.   In Martinique, the Lamentin International Airport closed at noon, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded in the French overseas department.

57.   Israeli incursions, tanks and bulldozers have left hundreds of Palestinians dead in the West Bank ...

58.   It shuttered factories in Detroit and Tempe, Ariz., last week, leaving hundreds of workers without jobs.

59.   Many areas in the former Soviet republic have suffered in previous months from various natural disasters, which left hundreds of settlements flooded and thousands of buildings damaged.

60.   New aftershocks hit this medieval village four days after a strong earthquake extensively damaged its stone houses and left hundreds of people without homes.