21.   Jiangsu has already begun evacuating people living on islands in the Yangtze in anticipation of the flood crest.

22.   Officials fear that a flood crest surging down the river could cause them to collapse.

23.   Numerous flood crests along its major rivers have been reported.

24.   Officials fear a flood crest surging down the river could cause them to collapse.

25.   Preparations to flood more farmland along the Yangtze to protect cities downstream were put on hold after the latest flood crest passed.

26.   Red River flood crest passes into Canada.

27.   Soldiers in Jiujiang city repaired a dike that burst two weeks ago just before the last flood crest entered the area Thursday night, the China Daily reported.

28.   The bloated Mississippi River kept residents in three states on edge as it slowly crept out of its banks and threatened to become the highest flood crest on record.

29.   The flood crest passed the old trade town of Piacenza, home to columned Romanesque churches and a Botticelli, on Tuesday.

30.   The flood crest passed the old trade town of Piacenza, home to columned Romanesque churches and a Botticelli.