51.   When the water receded early this week, the nearly deserted town filled up again with people.

52.   While waters are receding in some parts of the state, the flooding is getting worse in Stanislaus County.

53.   When the waters receded the next day, the city lay in waste.

54.   When the waters receded, it was clear that no government functions were going to take place there anytime soon.

55.   When the waters receded, they left a sea of mud and dead animals and refuse that remained uncleared.

56.   A flood alert was called Sunday in the southwestern cities of Opole and Kedzierzyn-Kozle following heavy rains, but water receded in regions flooded a day earlier.

57.   A more detailed estimate of the toll and the damage can only be given after the flood waters recede, the officials said on customary condition of anonymity.

58.   Although flood waters receded in some areas, they swelled in others.

59.   Although the sixth flood crest since early July passed through the region with no reported troubles, the waters have receded slowly and are likely to rise again.

60.   Although flood waters were receding in France, the far-north Ardennes area remained badly flooded.