Fisher says the soaking is on top already saturated soil from the past months.

费舍尔表示，过去几个月以来雨水已经浸透了土壤。

Preceding the flood were two significant storms, record snow melt, saturated soils and particularly high groundwater.

结果显示，在洪水来临以前，发生过两次特大暴雨，并伴有冰层融化，土壤饱和，高地下水等现象。

Recent storms across parts of Western Europe made rivers and reservoirs burst their banks, triggering flash floods after the saturated soil could not absorb any more water.

最近席卷西欧部分地区的暴风雨使河流和水库决堤，因饱和的土壤无法吸收更多的水遂导致山洪暴发。