But with time passing and nightfall bringing freezing temperatures, the chances of survival seemed to be dimming, and bodies, wrapped in colorful shrouds, piled up in the city.
The rain brought in by Hurricane — now Tropical Storm — Harvey, was still falling in Houston; as Trump spoke, the level crept up toward fifty inches, and past the record for the continental United States, set forty years ago; before nightfall, it would pass fifty-one inches.
By nightfall most tourists are passed out, and only the strongest are still going hard.
Mr. Obama, who arrived after nightfall at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul under a veil of secrecy, flew by helicopter to the palace, passing low over the inky silhouette of the Hindu Kush Mountain range.
Napoleon had explicitly ordered that no detail be neglected and thus, although her party passed through Toul after nightfall in the pouring rain and at full gallop, the entire town was illuminated.
The detachment found the village and made contact with the French, who allowed them to pass through towards the town of Mateur; by nightfall the force had not reached the town, and decided to encamp for the night.
They passed people hurrying to shop or run errands before nightfall.
Another confrontation came about 6 50 p.m., still well before nightfall, when a police car with lights blazing was bombarded by bottles and clothes as it passed.
3rd Parachute Brigade led the division's advance, being held up until nightfall at the village of Goustranville, but then securing several bridges and allowing 5th Parachute Brigade to pass through its positions and continue the division's advance.
By nightfall on Sunday, execution deadlines set in videotapes of the victims of two hostage-takings that were sent to Al Jazeera and another Arab satellite channel, Al Arabiya, had passed without any clear indication of the fate of those seized.
