1.   Mopping-up operations began as the floods receded, leaving mud inside and out.

2.   The dike residents assume they will stay there perhaps two more months, until the floods recede and they can return to their plots.

3.   The incidence will increase after the floods recede because of the filthy sludge left behind.

4.   As the floods recede, health officials are combating water-related diseases such as Japanese encephalitis.

5.   As the floods receded, aid recipients were put to work building shelters, repairing wells, renovating roads and clearing land and irrigation channels.

6.   Defense Minister Volker Ruehe ordered the army to stay on after the floods recede to help with cleanup and rebuilding efforts.

7.   Deaths rise as floods recede.

8.   Fisheries department officials will discuss the issue with the owners when the floods recede.

9.   Floods receded slightly Friday in southwestern Germany, where rivers and streams swollen by days of heavy rain have inundated low-lying towns such as this luxurious spa resort.

10.   Floods receded slightly Friday in southwestern Germany, where rivers and streams swollen by days of heavy rain have inundated low-lying towns such as this luxurious sparesort.