21.   There were dramatic scenes of people awaiting rescue.

22.   As Dinelli prepared to step ashore, another Frenchman in the same race, Thierry Dubois, awaited rescue from a liferaft also dropped by an Australian aircraft.

23.   Army soldiers mobilized helicopters and relief equipment to rescue hundreds of people awaiting rescue in isolated areas as the flood waters started receding.

24.   The second group, found on the basement level of an adjacent wing six hours later, was still awaiting rescue Saturday.

25.   Thousands of people scrambled to shelter on rooftops awaiting rescue, as rain continued to fall in other northern regions such as Lombardy.

26.   Thousands of people scrambled to shelter on rooftops awaiting rescue.

27.   Passenger were awaiting their rescue in comfort despite the near-freezing temperatures, Legge said.