1.   Some farmers have reported problems harvesting crops because high winds flattened stalks or knocked ears to the ground.

2.   Though the harvest is about half-finished, some farmers have reported problems collecting crops because high winds flattened stalks or knocked ears from plants.

3.   Cane plants had been torn out of the ground and strong winds had flattened vast tracts of cane lands in the north.

4.   Even when the full-blown storm was still several miles offshore, powerful winds flattened simple mud huts and uprooted trees.

5.   Strong winds flattened several mud huts and uprooted telephone and electricity poles and trees in the area.

6.   The powerful winds flattened the hemp and tore away the leaves of the coconut trees, making them look like giant umbrellas with blown-away tops.

7.   The powerful winds flattened the abaca and tore away the leaves of the coconut trees, making them look like giant umbrellas with blown-away tops.