1.   This left thousands of other, smaller TNCs scrambling for tiny market shares in most branches of production.

2.   Across the South, a punishing storm system killed eight people in two states and left thousands of people without power early Friday.

3.   Flooding in Mozambique has killed four people, left thousands more homeless and destroyed large areas of farmland, media reports said Sunday.

4.   Floodwaters continued to rise in southern Somalia Tuesday where the overflowing Shabelle River and heavy rains have submerged villages and roads and left thousands stranded.

5.   Heavy snow and freezing rain stranded airline passengers, shut down schools and left thousands without electricity across the Midwest on Thursday.

6.   The blizzard closed roads, caused at least one traffic death, snarled traffic in cities, disrupted railroad schedules and left thousands of Norwegians without electrical power.

7.   The refusal to withdraw left thousands of Macedonians who had fled the rebel advance homeless.

8.   The spill killed huge numbers of marine creatures and left thousands of residents without drinking water.

9.   The step allowed travel between towns and villages but still left thousands of Palestinian workers unable to cross into Israel.

10.   A tropical storm raging through Central America has killed at least eleven people, left thousands of others homeless and caused widespread damage, authorities and press reports said.