11.   As many residents donated food and worked together to staff emergency centers, environmentalists criticized official efforts to prevent the floods.

12.   Estrada ordered an investigation into the collapse, saying he was also considering calling a meeting of experts to discuss ways of preventing frequent floods in the Manila area.

13.   Experts said the flooding in Asia was worsened by reckless exploitation of forests that usually help prevent floods by slowing down the flow of rainwater into streams.

14.   He called for new efforts to protect the environment in order to prevent floods in the future, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

15.   He called for new efforts to protect the environment to prevent floods in the future, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

16.   In many places, the flooding was worsened by decades of reckless exploitation of forests, which help prevent floods by slowing down the flow of rainwater into streams.

17.   KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - The Drainage and Irrigation Department has begun taking steps to prevent floods in view of the recent increased rainfall.

18.   Marcel Martin, French delegate on the Board, said the six-month restriction would prevent a flood of players moving to Europe from other countries.

19.   Ottavio Cinquanta said that the deadline to apply for reinstatement was past for any ineligible skater thus preventing a flood of returning Olympic gold medalists again.

20.   Russia should adopt protectionist measures to support domestic carmakers and prevent a flood of used cars from Europe, President Vladimir Putin told government officials and auto industry leaders.