81.   He was punished by being placed in a pool of water, but every time he stooped to drink, the water receded.

82.   In areas where the water is receding, villagers who have not left their homes for higher ground are living on swampy ground covered with stinking mud.

83.   In regions where the waters have receded, life was slowly returning to normal, though damaged roads and bridges hindered cleanup efforts.

84.   In Poland, officials said flood waters were receding.

85.   In the Aguan River Valley in northern Honduras, flood waters have receded, leaving a carpet of mud over hundreds of acres.

86.   In the northeast, as flood waters receded, officials turned to rebuilding.

87.   Instead, after the water had receded, looters appeared.

88.   It could, however, take an alarming turn for the worse as the water recedes, the official said.

89.   Light rain continued to fall in the region, but the flood waters were receding, the official said.

90.   Meanwhile, flood waters were receding in the state of Assam, but the situation remained grim.