51.   Snow continued to fall in other parts of Europe, forcing evacuations and stranding thousands in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

52.   Snow kept falling in other parts of Europe, forcing evacuations and stranding thousands in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

53.   Still, Kaopuiki said he knows the situation could be worse, since other pineapple and sugar plantation closures have stranded thousands of people around the state.

54.   Swissair shut down flight operations Tuesday after creditors moved against the nearly bankrupt airline, stranding thousands of passengers around the globe.

55.   That would prevent TWA from operating, stranding thousands of passengers.

56.   The airport was paralyzed earlier this month by a power failure that grounded all international and domestic takeoffs -- stranding thousands of costumers for up to several hours.

57.   The demonstrators, some armed with clubs and spears, caused traffic jams that stretched for miles, stranding thousands of commuters.

58.   The downpour caused flash floods and mudslides, flooding houses, cutting power and stranding thousands of people who were returning to Santa Cruz after the Easter holiday.

59.   The latest storm wrenched power poles from the ground and flooded roads and railroad tracks, halting all train traffic and stranding thousands of passengers.

60.   The risk of new snowslides has forced the closure of ski resorts in the region and stranded thousands of tourists and locals in Tyrol and neighboring Voralberg province.