Other sound but basic advice is for people to use sand to fill pools where mosquitoes might breed, to empty and bury any containers that might fill with rain, and to store water for drinking, cooking and washing in covered containers.
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It seemed he might get a reprieve when rain halted play with Berdych leading 6-4 3-4 but they returned to court at 8.40pm and, not for the first time this week, Murray failed to get going after the break.
If there's more rain, you might expect to see it in the lee of Green Mountain's central peak and there is indeed a rainier strip, the locals say, stretching across the island from Two Boats to Comfortless Cove, a frequent source of teatime drizzle in the rainier months.
That being said, if you might play in hail and pouring rain, or on the leading edge of a hurricane, and you can afford it, I suggest you do what I do, and what a lot of PGA Tour pros do, and invest in GoreTex and invest in the Rolls Royce of rainwear, Zero Restrictions.
With all this rain about, maybe Newport might consider distancing itself from the 2010 Ryder Cup.
What we're watching: The NLCS might continue tonight, in case of rain there is always House on Fox.
The match was then interrupted by rain but any hopes the stoppage might allow Djokovic to rethink his strategy as to halting Nadal's charge were quickly quashed as a trademark backhand from the "King of Clay" wrapped up the second set on Djokovic's serve.
Burmese officials began evacuations this week, after warnings the cyclone might hit neighbouring Bangladesh from Thursday, bringing heavy rain and flooding to western Burma.
The Russian looked like he might win the final stage as well but with rain starting to fall he crashed with one kilometre remaining.
In the meantime, whether for the Summer of Sport or the Autumn of Constant Rain, holidaymakers in London and elsewhere might want to check out stay.com.
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If you still don't want your kids canvassing the neighborhood, or they won't be able to because rain is forecast for your area on October 31, you might enjoy planning your children's Halloween party this year.
While the disks or drums might be a little rusty, that could be from having sat in the rain.
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With heavy rain having made the Welford Road pitch very boggy it suggested the visitors might take a more conservative approach than usual but there was no sign of that when the game started.
But once the rain starts pouring and the ground gets churned up, the festival-goers might just forget about fashion.
It might be contained by this weekend, thanks to ranks of brave men and women who fought ceaselessly and a rain that turned our river black today.
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