11.   Rescue workers were recovering bodies and reinforcing dikes, the officials said.

12.   Soldiers were pressed into duty to reinforce dikes that barely contain the rampaging Maas and Waal rivers.

13.   The dike has been reinforced at one end by old buses, trucks and cars serving as a breakwater against waves.

14.   The only other sound was the heavy rumble of trucks carrying sand to reinforce the dikes.

15.   The swollen Red River dropped slowly Sunday along the Minnesota-North Dakota state line, where cities have frantically reinforced dikes against flooding.

16.   The swollen Red River dropped slowly on Sunday along the Minnesota-North Dakota state line, where cities have frantically reinforced dikes against flooding.

17.   Troops on boats were shown rescuing people trapped by floodwaters and reinforcing dikes with sandbags.

18.   They said volunteers were working in shifts to try and minimize the damage and reinforce the dikes with sandbags.

19.   Parliament last week adopted an emergency law aimed at speeding up the process of reinforcing the dikes.