71.   Chechen reinforcements were seen pouring into Grozny from the surrounding countryside.

72.   Chinese authorities have warned that much wider damage could be caused if the Yellow River also floods since it runs high above the surrounding countryside due to heavy silting.

73.   Elliott said road repair teams seemed incapable of doing any work before scouring surrounding countryside for wood and making themselves a meal.

74.   Except for some eroded trenches, battlefields are indistinguishable from surrounding countryside.

75.   Flooding along the Yellow River is especially alarming because many sections of the silt-laden river, reinforced by the levees, are higher than the surrounding countryside.

76.   Flooding along the Yellow River is especially alarming because the heavily silted river, channeled through levees, runs above the surrounding countryside in some stretches.

77.   Human rights groups say many civilians are hiding in jungles and remote villages, fearing the rebels who control the surrounding countryside.

78.   If Grozny falls, the Chechens have vowed to take to the surrounding countryside and mountains to defend their home villages.

79.   It is not possible to evacuate them by road because of fighting in the surrounding countryside, according to Toure.

80.   It is not possible to evacuate them by road because of fighting in the surrounding countryside, Toure said.