1.   But rivers have receded in the valleys further north, revealing washed-out farmland and several devastated towns.

2.   Even as the rivers receded, some towns and farming areas were freshly imperiled Sunday as levees collapsed against the weight of bulging rivers.

3.   Hundreds of other residents of the cities of Santa Paula, Ojai and Fillmore were allowed to go back home as rain-swollen creeks and rivers receded.

4.   In West Virginia, all major rivers have receded below flood stage, allowing the cleanup to begin.

5.   Kaporis said forecasters are predicting additional rain will fall in the region over the weekend, and say the rivers will recede gradually.

6.   The family took a chain saw to the trailer after the Osage and Missouri rivers receded.

7.   Then, as the rivers receded, a gas main broke and the crater spewed forth a tower of orange flames.

8.   Badly damaged in the floods, the road has had makeshift repairs that enabled it to be reopened a few weeks after the rivers receded.

9.   Downstream from the Dutch flood drama, swollen rivers receded Wednesday in France and Germany.

10.   Emergency officials said the river is receding.