71.   Carcasses of animals were floating in the park and officials said they would have a clear idea of the devastation only when the water recedes, PTI said.

72.   China and international humanitarian groups are meeting relief demands, and the charity will again consider providing assistance once waters recede and recovery begins, she said.

73.   Displaced people take shelter in schools or on highways until the waters recede.

74.   Experts warned that as flood waters recede, dikes might weaken further.

75.   Experts warned that as flood waters receded, dikes might weaken further.

76.   Flood waters receded in the Indian capital but the overall situation was still grim in northern India, news reports said Sunday.

77.   Flood waters have receded in the eight affected provinces there, he said.

78.   Flood waters were receding in eastern South Africa Thursday, but a new threat of disease was emerging.

79.   Flood waters are receding, leaving behind damp breeding grounds for mosquitoes, the pest that often transmits the Japanese encephalitis virus to humans.

80.   Government officials, however, have refused to put forth damage estimates, saying it was necessary to wait up to two weeks when flood waters have receded.