21.   The Eel and Smith rivers are only rising moderately, below warning levels.

22.   The river rises every year, but the levels the last two years have been much higher than usual.

23.   The river will rise.

24.   Wednesday night, the river was rising more slowly than expected, and it was not certain whether the colonias would be flooded at all.

25.   When the river rose, they climbed higher, she said.

26.   You can see how high the river rose.

27.   A clutch of residents drank beer and watched the river for signs the river was rising again.

28.   At least one temporary bridge erected to reach those towns was washed away when rivers rose again Thursday, local media reported.

29.   But the National Weather Service in Offenbach said more heavy rain was expected over the next three days and the rivers could rise again.

30.   But they had to abandon their efforts as the river rose higher.