Soldiers were sent to the mining areas to put down the riots.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

"All of the major bridges that cross the Swat River have all come down, which meant we have not been able to get to the worst affected areas."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

And these mudbugs,as some call them, are about to become an even more important part of the region's seafood platters now that shrimp,oyster, and crab harvesting has been shut down in affected areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17