Some 1,500 people attended the two-hour ceremony under the soaring white dome of the basilica, as rain poured down outside.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

and the rain is coming down, the lightning hits and there's thunder.

大雨倾盆，电闪雷鸣。

I'm afraid of 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

When Typhoon Ketsana hit Manila this year, the crowded city's planners were stunned at the amount of rain that poured down in a short time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21