The ground has really been soaked because of the rain. The trees were sliding down upright with the mud.

The ground has really been soaked.

They cannot bring in equipment because it would sink in the mud.

The problem is that we cannot bring in heavy equipment because of the mud.

We'll resume first hour in the morning tomorrow [Saturday].

You don't see any houses any more. I saw only four rooftops that were covered by water; everything else was covered by mud.