Meanwhile, rain also erodes the volcano, creating deeply incised valleys.

Without forest in place, rains have eroded large areas of land and rivers are carrying valuable topsoil downstream.

The rain eroded an embankment that supported the tracks, a railroad spokesman said.

Eventually rain eroded the beams, the slate roof collapsed and the walls crumbled.

The were sitting quietly, holding hands, watching the rain erode the little dirt hills.

And back on the Farms of the refugees, the rain will further erode a topsoil without crops to hold it together.

Acid rain had streaked and eroded the lettering on the gravestones.

Left there too long, the relentless rain of atoms and little molecules would erode it to a rotten shell.

In 1997, heavy rains eroded the Mound, thus threatening its existence.

The rains eroded the foundation and the leaded glass windows began to bow.