1.   Heavy rains in the highlands from December through March frequently cause flooding and landslides.

2.   Locally heavy rains ... And some flooding ... Is likely over parts of Puerto Rico later in the afternoon.

3.   The cheer withstood heavy rains overnight and ankle-deep mud.

4.   The flooding was expected to hit some areas as soon as early today following recent heavy rains in neighboring Zimbabwe and South Africa.

5.   The government said the drop may reflect in part heavy rains over part of the country.

6.   The heavy rains, caused by Typhoon Usagi, moved further north Sunday.

7.   Heavy rains in Sudan and Ethiopia, from which the Nile flows into Egypt, has caused the rise.