1.   Minutes later, a downpour forced the stoppage and eventual cancellation of the race.

2.   On Friday, a sudden heavy downpour apparently forced the guerrillas to stop their march and put up crude shelters.

3.   A daylong tropical downpour forced all eight matches Wednesday in the ICC Trophy cricket tournament to be abandoned, including four reverse quarterfinal games.

4.   A sudden downpour forced officials to postpone the World Cup soccer Oceania Group qualifying match between Australia and New Zealand on Saturday.

5.   A sudden downpour forced them to disperse.

6.   Downpours also forced the Istanbul stock market to close Monday due to some damage to electronic equipment caused by flooding.

7.   Downpours forced Habibie to cancel his dialog with local traders there.

8.   Downpours forced suspension of first-round play Thursday at the Italian Open European PGA tournament.

9.   Torrential downpours forced tens of thousands of South Koreans to flee their submerged homes Saturday.

10.   The downpour forced rescue teams to call off the search for survivors until Thursday.