71.   Whole blocks and major thoroughfares were inundated by the murky brown water, which at one point lapped the steps of the presidential palace.

72.   With chocolate-colored mud dripping from his bare feet, Mohamed Abdirisak shook his hand at the endless mass of brown water all around him.

73.   Yards in Sparta were covered with mud and a fast current of brown water flowed down streets.

74.   Greek Orthodox Patriarch Diodoros swirled a cross around in the mud brown water and released four doves as a symbol of peace.

75.   The nearby Yarra River rose, overwhelming storm drains and sending brown water cascading across the centre court as TV technicians raced to salvage valuable equipment.

76.   The brown waters of the sluggish rivermouth seethe as a naval launch chugs by, their dark currents reflecting the mood of the fishermen mending their nets.