51.   Communities along major rivers in central and northern England were braced for flooding Wednesday as waters continued to rise.

52.   Eight major rivers remain clogged with volcanic silt.

53.   Environmental groups say at least six major river systems in the country are dying because of waste from mining activities.

54.   Flooding is routine along several major rivers that sweep down from Nepal through India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal.

55.   Five major rivers, including the Danube from the heart of Europe and the Dnieper from west-central Russia, pour into the sea.

56.   Four days of torrential rains in the end of July caused flash flooding and overwhelmed dikes and reservoirs along major rivers in Liaoning and Jilin province to the north.

57.   Four major rivers will be diverted to provide drinking water and meet power and irrigation requirements, the advertisement said.

58.   He said the main source of supply was from major rivers in the respective districts and underground water.

59.   Heavy rains submerged many areas in waist-deep floods and caused two major rivers to swell in Cagayan province.

60.   In the Kelantan state, just north of Pahang, flood waters had receded and water levels in major rivers dropped below the alert mark.