The race kicked off under a heavy downpour as the runners snaked around wet London streets.

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If the sky god is "angry" there will be thunder, heavy downpour, floods, etc.

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That led to disastrous consequences in July 2005 when after a heavy downpour, the river overflowed and the city got flooded.

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Two years ago 18-year-old Gisela Ugalde was on a family trip to Buenos Aires, sitting next to her father as he drove down the highway in a heavy downpour.

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She oozed all over the stage to Sexomatic, belted out I Can't Wait To Meetchu to her maker (only to be answered by a very heavy downpour), and pleased the crowd no-end with the ode to screwed-up lovin', Still.

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While most turned up early to avoid long queues, some said they wanted to beat the scorching tropical heat that builds up through the day and is usually followed by heavy afternoon downpour.

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Violent winds, torrential downpour and a storm surge could result in wide-spread power outages and heavy flooding.

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Heavy rain hit coastal Massachusetts first at 01:00 and then remained calm for two more hours before another downpour hit the south around 03:00.

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