downpour

The force of the downpour became incredible, and soon the power was cut.

The downpour eased in the country's central-east on Wednesday, but weather officials warned the rains were moving north-east to the Catalonia region.

They got 40 before discouragement, exhaustion, and, eventually, a torrential downpour forced the group to disband.

She said that after a downpour of rain while the residents were being moved into the church "a call went out for dry blankets and loads turned up."

Residents in the south-eastern state described the unexpected downpour as brief but really intense.