drench

Even when we think things are going exceptionally well and our spirits are drenched in warm summer sunlight, here comes autumn to remind us that there are some endings we have no control over.

Now, the bookshop is drenched in mud and they are taking stock of the damage.

Ragasa is not expected to hit Taiwan directly but is set to drench the island's east coast with heavy rains.

For the first time in months, widespread rainfall is drenching the Los Angeles area as a strong band of moisture from a dissipated tropical storm moves north.

Heavy rain is set to drench much of the UK over the next few days with the possibility for flooding and travel delays in the hardest-hit locations.