51.   Within a couple of hours of the start of the flood, the water was drained and the court dried.

52.   Firemen worked furiously in that town to bring drinking water into residents and help them drain water rising dangerously in basements.

53.   A municipal lawyer told judges M.J. Rao and Manmohan Sarin the authorities would drain water from public places but could not clean up private property.

54.   Maamba Mine managing director Augustine Chipenzi said the mine pit had been flooded and pumps needed to be repaired urgently to drain the water.

55.   Relief workers were on Saturday pursuing their efforts to drain water that flooded several neighborhoods of Khartoum.