Parched Waikato Longing for Rain
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By SUDDABY, Reon  A very dry summer and high temperatures have the region's fire crews on alert -- and hoping for rain. Reon Suddaby reports.   --------------------   Fire crews are on high alert as the Waikato bakes in one of the driest summers on record.
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Rain delays the start of Tim Henman's Masters Cup campaign against Andy Roddick.
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By Bert Caldwell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 8--Worrying about water when the morning air is so saturated you cannot see a block ahead may seem strange, but why wait for spring runoff?   And there will be a runoff, for which no small thanks is owed.
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Rain delayed the scheduled start of the triangular series match between Australia and India at the VRA Ground here.
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Malta bore the brunt of heavy rain as roads flooded on Sunday evening. Belt of rain caused problems to various Maltese roads.
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Skies here were overcast by day, rainy by night. An uninitiated visitor might expect around-the-clock gloom to deepen despair over the local nine and their two-game
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The 100-year-old Waikiki Aquarium needs almost &#36;1 million in repairs to mend leaky roofs and corroding pipes. During rainy days, water holes in the ceiling drip onto visitors' heads.
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Rain has triggered fears of fresh landslides in the Niigata region hit by Japan's deadliest earthquake in nine years as exhaustion was wearing down tens of thousands in shelters.
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Wet weather is set to put a dampener on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as sun gives way to heavy rain.
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Rain delayed the start of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia in Mumbai as the Australians seek to complete a 3-0 series victory.
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People in flood-hit areas are urged not to panic as massive efforts begin to get drinking water to those stranded.
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"Workers across the country have been looking forward to a sunny bank holiday. But a number of our customers seem convinced we're in for a wet weekend."  Forecasters have warned holidaymakers to enjoy the blazing sunshine before a washout blights the end of the long weekend. via Guardian Unlimited
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Wimbledon this ain&#39;t. When it rains in SW19, herds of well-drilled young men rush forward with tarpaulins to protect the hallowed turf.
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By Erik Robinson and Jose Paul Corona, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 8--Just because Southwest Washington is due for a little rain this weekend, don't expect area firefighters to breathe easy.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 13--Plagued by chronic flooding of streets, the developer of a large subdivision in Hazel Dell has given up on a plan to allow rainwater to seep into the ground.
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A northerly flow of surface winds should develop over the next couple of days as the remains of Gaston move north. The result is expected to be slightly lower rain chances for the first part of the workweek.
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The first two matches in the ICC Champions Trophy failed to get underway as scheduled on Friday because of rain. Both the United States against New Zealand at The Oval and England