Months of drought followed by abrupt downpours have cut the country's harvest to a fraction of its expected size.

Long droughts followed by strong rains are important characteristics of the region.

We present long drought followed by torrential rains.

In the year 638 Arabia fell into severe drought followed by a famine.

Every fifth or sixth year is a drought, followed by near famine conditions.

The enterprise was a financial disaster and after five years of drought followed by flood, Wild gave up.

First, a drought followed by floods in Shandong province in 1897-1898 forced farmers to flee to cities and seek food.

In recent years severe droughts followed by heavy rains have led to significant decreases in food production.

There are increasing periods of extreme drought followed by heavy rainfall, which results in more flooding.

In 1733, a long drought followed by a devastating hurricane pushed slaves in St. John to the breaking point.