Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Yemeni voters were not deterred by the violence and turned out in force, the government said, putting the turnout at 80 percent. The Western observer, however, estimated the national average turnout at about 65 percent, dropping to 50 percent in some areas of southern Yemen.

dropping