41.   The neglect may have been encouraged by government promises that the Three Gorges Dam will store floodwaters and protect residents along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze.

42.   The Yellow River, a major irrigation source for Henan and Shandong provinces, now runs dry in its lower reaches every year because of heavy use upstream.

43.   Xinhua reported that flooding had begun along the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and that a flood crest would sweep through the eastern coastal province of Shandong.

44.   He said the proposals could also prevent the annual floodings in the lower reaches of the river in India and Bangladesh.

45.   Heavy rains from Typhoon Herb have pushed water levels in the lower reaches of the Yangtze river in eastern Jiangsu province past the danger point, Xinhua reported Friday.

46.   In November, he applied for Spanish citizenship but has since become disillusioned at Seville, with the club languishing in the lower reaches of the Spanish first division.

47.   The river is also rising in its lower reaches, swollen by Typhoon Herb and torrential rains which have hit the coast, the report said.

48.   The Taliban, who took Kabul last Friday, have now entered the lower reaches of the strategic Salang Pass, local residents said.

49.   The Taliban, who took Kabul last Friday, have now entered the lower reaches of the strategic Salang Pass.

50.   Most of the damage was caused on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and along three rivers in northeast China.