41.   The delay in passing the disaster aid bill has not stopped emergency relief from reaching flooded areas.

42.   The strawberries that were shipped and sold did not come from the flooded area, said Teresa Thorne, spokeswoman for the California Strawberry Commission.

43.   Three shelters remained open and two National Guard helicopters were ferrying supplies into flooded areas.

44.   Throughout the flooded areas, victims accused local officials, especially those from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, of favoring allies when handing out the meager aid.

45.   Today, Witt and Gov. George W. Bush are scheduled to tour flooded areas in Victoria and Cuero.

46.   Opposition leader Bernard Narakobi has called for the government to declare a state of emergency in the flooded areas.

47.   Premier Zhu Rongji, who visited flooded areas in the northeast on Tuesday, said environmental laws were not being enforced.

48.   President Clinton had declared the eastern two-thirds of North Carolina a disaster area and planned to tour flooded areas Monday.

49.   People in the flooded areas have remained calm, she said.

50.   Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung visited the flooded areas to encourage relief operations.