41.   Some remains were found under thick mud caused by heavy rains.

42.   The death toll was expected to rise as neighbors and rescue workers pulled more bodies out of the thick mud.

43.   The death toll was expected to rise as neighbors and rescue workers pulled more bodies from thick mud and farmers trudged from distant mountains to report their dead.

44.   The rescue was hampered by rain, thick mud and patchy snow on the backroads south of the park.

45.   The thick mud on the banks provides a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitos.

46.   Thick mud and floods are blocking several roads in eastern Java, hindering relief efforts.

47.   Thick mud and floods were blocking several roads in the region, hindering relief efforts, Harun said.

48.   Under brilliant blue skies, rebel commanders addressed the crowd from a stage planted in thick mud and melting snow.

49.   He said the team of about a dozen experts had had to work their way through the thick mud in the grave.

50.   It is impossible for helicopters to land, and on Saturday divers had to thrash through the thick mud, waist deep.