Some authorities predict it could be weeks before the river falls below flood stage.

Local authorities are predicting that up to 1.25 million people will visit for the eclipse.

Last month, the authority predicted that because of surging tax revenues and low interest rates, it would have an $833 million surplus this year.

At the same time, the authority is predicting an $800 million deficit in 2008 - a figure that union members do not find credible.

But the authorities predict major gridlock today and tomorrow, as the three-day gathering of world leaders begins in earnest.

Some authorities predicted that the discovery of these weapons would muster greater support for the government from other ethnic groups in the country.

The water level is likely to remain high for weeks, although authorities predict that the river could fall to 21 feet by Sunday.

But enthusiasm ran high among voters, and the authorities were predicting a turnout of more than 80 percent.

Some authorities predict that catfish will become the country's most popular fish within the next decade.

Indian authorities predicted that they would soon catch the rest.