71.  Two months ago, members of her family were rescued from rising waters as they huddled in the attic, the highest dry spot around.

72.  Two other shelters had been closed Monday night when the rising water threatened to swamp them.

73.  Up and down the river, residents and businesses were told to brace for possible heavy rain and rapidly rising water.

74.  Vijay Mullick could do nothing as he watched the rising water swallow his father, who had stepped outside to retrieve food for his family.

75.  When the float, which rises with the rising water, gets high enough, it triggers the ballcock to close the supply valve and the tank stops filling.

76.  When last did I nearly succumb to rising waters in a press room?

77.  Wichert is typical of the many restaurant and hotel owners in the old city of Cologne, the area that was hit hardest by the rising waters.

78.  With no local radio station to broadcast an alert, no one was aware the rising water was coming so quickly.

79.  Others were relying on sandbags and pumps to battle the rising water.

80.  People in flood-prone areas traditionally have turned to sandbags to protect themselves from rising waters.