1.   Pounding rainstorms have washed out highways, triggered mudslides, ruined crops, displaced thousands of residents.

2.   Near Carlisle, Ky., floodwaters inundated homes and washed out highways.

3.   Not only were many crops destroyed, but flooding also washed out highways, slowing distribution.

4.   Some highways were washed out by floods and others were made impassable by fallen trees and utility poles.

5.   Some highways were washed out in flooding, while others were made impassable by fallen trees and utility poles.

6.   The heavy rain sent rivers running over their banks, flooding communities, washing out highways and damaging banana and sugar crops.

7.   Wide areas of farmland were flooded and a highway was washed out when the dike burst on Thursday, according to state media reports.

8.   Several highways were washed out, officials said.