Flights were also delayed, and streets quickly became wading pools with waist-high water.
Firemen waded through waist-high water to pluck 50 more to safety.
Running through waist-high water is much more difficult than walking through it.
Turning away, he pushed through the waist-high water, heading deeper in.
People waded through waist-high water, looking to determine the fate of their homes.
Angel stood up in waist-high water and waved at us.
We anchor just beyond the shallows and carry the supplies for lunch overhead through the waist-high water.
The company officers jumped into the stream to set an example, and waded through waist-high water to the other side.
We started on the sand and then moved into waist-high water.
Try to imagine working in waist-high muddy water for 10 hours every day to earn a living.