PHOTOS: Flooding In Mexico Kills Dozens Following Tropical Storms
September 17, 2013
A resident of Barra de Coyuca checks the destruction in a restaurant by the beach in a tourist resort close to Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/ Claudio VARGAS/AFP/Getty Images ( 523046379 )
A house wrecked by a landslide at La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523034554 )
Damage caused by the overflowing of the neighboring river, in El Zapotillo, state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/FERNANDO Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037807 )
A stray dog rummages for food among debris in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523046357 )
The home of a resident, built by the beach, now hangs at the edge of the water in Barra de Coyuca, a tourist resort close to Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/ Claudio VARGAS/AFP/Getty Images ( 523046381 )
Damage caused to the rail tracks in El Zapotillo by the overflowing of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/FERNANDO Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037805 )
Local residents wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 18, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523016932 )
Mexican soldiers search through mud and debris in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 20, 2013 after storms lashed the country and killed almost 100 people nationwide. Rescuers resumed the grim task of digging out La Pintada, a Mexican southwestern village buried by a landslide, with scores of people still missing in the mountain of mud. Enormous mounds of sodden earth became dislodged after Hurricane Manuel pounded the northwest state of Sinaloa, bringing torrential rains to the already flood-stricken nation before degenerating hours later. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523057201 )
Damage caused in El Zapotillo by the overflowing of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/FERNANDO Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037809 )
Residents walk along a road leaving La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523035826 )
Mexican soldiers work on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523034000 )
Mexican soldiers walk along a damaged road to bring relief aid to La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523033687 )
Soldiers disembark from a helicopter at La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523033374 )
Mexican soldiers work on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523033074 )
Panoramic view of the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031957 )
The remains of a the tower of the church can be seen after a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031875 )
Panoramic view of the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031458 )
Mexican soldiers work on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031093 )
The remains of a buried house can be seen after a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031235 )
Mexico's Federal Police personnel search for bodies on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031089 )
Mexican soldiers work on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031095 )
Mexican soldiers work on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523030945 )
People cross a collapsed bridge destroyed by Hurricane Ingrid in Coyuca de Benitez area, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 18, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. AFP PHOTO/ Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523023569 )
People cross the river near a destroyed bridge in Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 18, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523023641 )
A buried truck is seen next to the Coyuca II bridge in Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 18, 2013. A AFP PHOTO/ Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523023615 )
This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2013 by Mexico's Interior Ministry press office shows an aerial view of landslides along the highway going to Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/ Interior MINISTRY -/AFP/Getty Images ( 523013668 )
Aerial view of a bridge swept away by heavy rains in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on September 17, 2013. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. AFP PHOTO / Claudio VARGAS/AFP/Getty Images ( 523018773 )
This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2013 by Mexico's Interior Ministry press office shows an aerial view of a landslide along a highway going to Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/ Interior MINISTRY -/AFP/Getty Images ( 523013773 )
The remains of van lie amid the debris after a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest and rescuers faced a risky mission in a village buried in mud. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523033842 )
This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2013 by Mexico's Interior Ministry press office shows an aerial view of landslides along the highway going to Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, as heavy rains hit the country. Resurgent Hurricane Manuel lashed Mexico's northwest coast early on September 19 after twin storms killed at least 80 people nationwide and buried a village under a massive mudslide, leaving dozens more missing. The storms damaged bridges, caused rivers to overflow and flooded half of the Pacific resort of Acapulco, stranding tens of thousands of tourists who sought airlifts while looters ransacked stores. AFP PHOTO/ Interior MINISTRY /AFP/Getty Images ( 523013647 )
This handout photo taken and released on September 18, 2013 by Mexico's Interior Ministry press office shows an aerial view of flooding along the highway going to Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/ Interior MINISTRY -AFP/Getty Images ( 523013649 )
Mexican soldiers work on the site of a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523030942 )
Residents of El Zapotillo are evacuated by the army because of the over flooding of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest and rescuers faced a risky mission in a village buried in mud. AFP PHOTO/FERNANDO Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037796 )
Residents make sandbags to help out their neighbors that were flooded out in Chili, N.M., about 5 miles north of EspaÒola, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. It could be a while before the exact amount of damage from recent heavy rain and flooding in New Mexico will be known, officials said. Counties are submitting preliminary flood damage estimates to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as federal officials work to tally their own assessment, a process that may take weeks. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jane Phillips) ( New Mexico Storm )
Federal police patrol a small country road after a slew of robbery reports of residents affected by Tropical Storm Manuel, who were trekking supplies back to their homes, near Tepechicotlan, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
People stand next to buildings that were destroyed when the Coyuca river overflowed due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Manuel in Coyuca de Benitez, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Federal officials raised the death toll from the passage of Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid from 60 to 80 earlier Wednesday. They said they were not yet including landslide victims in a remote town where as many as 58 missing people are feared dead. (AP Photo/ Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
Residents from the village La Pintada rest inside the Acapulco Convention Center after their town was affected by flooding, in Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Weissenstein) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A neighborhood lays in ruins after flooding was triggered by Tropical Storm Manuel in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A young resident from the village La Pintada leans out a bus window as she waits to be driven from a temporary shelter at the convention center to another shelter, in Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Federal police rescued more than 300 people from La Pintada after it was hit by a landslide Monday afternoon. It was the biggest known tragedy caused by twin weekend storms that struck Mexico, creating floods and landslides across the nation and killing at least 97 people as of Thursday - not counting those missing in La Pintada. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A man shovels mud from his home after flooding brought by Tropical Storm Manuel in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
People stand near buildings and roads destroyed during the floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Manuel near Coyuca de Benitez Mexico, Thursday Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/ Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
The remains of the tower of the church can be seen after a landslide in La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523031901 )
A car lays buried in mud after flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Manuel as residents try to clean up their neighborhood in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Manuel, the same storm that devastated Acapulco, gained hurricane force and rolled into the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday before starting to weaken. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
Damage caused to the rail tracks in El Zapotillo by the overflowing of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/FERNANDO Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037798 )
A house damaged by a landslide at La Pintada, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 19, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523034540 )
Aerial view of the landslide that buried part of La Pintada village, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area, on September 19, 2013. Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest and rescuers faced a risky mission in a village buried in mud.. AFP PHOTO/ Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523032665 )
Residents of El Zapotillo evacuate their homes because of the overflooding of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest and rescuers faced a risky mission in a village buried in mud. Fernando Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037789 )
Damage caused to the rail tracks in El Zapotillo by the overflowing of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest and rescuers faced a risky mission in a village buried in mud. Fernando Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037798 )
Damage caused in El Zapotillo by the overflowing of the neighboring river, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 19, 2013. Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest and rescuers faced a risky mission in a village buried in mud. Fernando Brito/AFP/Getty Images ( 523037809 )
People stand next to buildings that were destroyed when the Coyuca river overflowed due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Manuel in Coyuca de Benitez, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Federal officials raised the death toll from the passage of Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid from 60 to 80 earlier Wednesday. They said they were not yet including landslide victims in a remote town where as many as 58 missing people are feared dead. (AP Photo/ Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
People cross a collapsed bridge destroyed by Hurricane Ingrid in Coyuca de Benitez area, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 18, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523023578 )
Local residents wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 18, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523016932 )
Residents of the storm-battered southern Mexican state of Guerrero use the courtesy phones provided at a temporary shelter in the Convention Center in Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Hundreds were in the shelter, including several hundred from a village hit by a landslide Monday afternoon, where officials said at least 58 people were missing and presumed dead. (AP Photo/Michael Weissenstein) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A man uses a makeshift zip line to cross a river after a bridge collapsed under the force of the rains caused by Tropical Storm Manuel near the town of Petaquillas, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The death toll from devastating twin storms climbed to 80 on Wednesday as isolated areas reported to the outside world. Mexican officials said that a massive landslide in the mountains north of Acapulco could drive the number of confirmed dead even higher. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
People stand near buildings and roads destroyed during the floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Manuel near Coyuca de Benitez Mexico, Thursday Sept. 19, 2013. Manuel, the same storm that devastated Acapulco and surrounding areas, gained hurricane force and rolled into the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday before starting to weaken. (AP Photo/ Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A car lays buried in mud after flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Manuel as residents try to clean up their neighborhood in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Manuel, the same storm that devastated Acapulco, gained hurricane force and rolled into the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday before starting to weaken. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
People wade through waist-high water in a store's parking, looking for valuables, south of Acapulco, in Punta Diamante, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Mexico was hit by the one-two punch of twin storms over the weekend, and the storm that soaked Acapulco on Sunday - Manuel -re-formed into a tropical storm Wednesday, threatening to bring more flooding to the country's northern coast. With roads blocked by landslides, rockslides, floods and collapsed bridges, Acapulco was cut off from road transport. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
People stand on the edge of a collapsed bridge as they wait to ferry their goods via a boat across the Papagayos River, south of Acapulco, near Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Mexico was hit by the one-two punch of twin storms over the weekend, and the storm that soaked Acapulco on Sunday - Manuel -re-formed into a tropical storm Wednesday, threatening to bring more flooding to the country's northern coast. With roads blocked by landslides, rockslides, floods and collapsed bridges, Acapulco was cut off from road transport. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
A man wades through a flooded street in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 18, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 523005678 )
Aerial view of a fallen bridge over the Papagayo River in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images ( 522987986 )
People stand on the rooftop of a home in a flooded neighborhood after Tropical Storm Manuel pounded Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. The death toll rose to 47 Tuesday from the unusual one-two punch of a tropical storm and a hurricane, hitting Mexico at nearly the same time. Authorities scrambled to get help into, and stranded tourists out of, the cutoff resort city. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
Residents loot a suupermarket in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979293 )
Tourists wait for an opportunity to travel back home at an improvised check-in counter at the airport of Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979288 )
Residents and tourists queue to buy supplies outside a supermarket guarded by soldiers in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 17, 2013. Mexican officials launched an airlift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded in the flooded resort of Acapulco on Tuesday following a pair of deadly major storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979272 )
A man carries residents on a jet ski in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 16, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522963094 )
TOPSHOTS A young man carrying a stolen computer wades through a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 16, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522963090 )
TOPSHOTS A passer-by walks near a car that fell after part of a hill collapsed in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico during the passage of Tropical Storm Manuel on September 15, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel triggered rain, landslides and floods on Mexico's east and west coasts Sunday, killing at least 20 people and forcing thousands to evacuate before landfall. Manuel was weakening after making landfall near the Colima state town of Manzanillo, packing top winds of almost 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour as it moved northwest, the US hurricane center said. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522931753 )
TOPSHOTS A dog wades in a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico following tropical storm Manuel which landed in the Pacifiic coast of Mexico on September 15, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel triggered rain, landslides and floods on Mexico's east and west coasts Sunday, killing at least 20 people and forcing thousands to evacuate before landfall. Manuel was weakening after making landfall near the Colima state town of Manzanillo, packing top winds of almost 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour as it moved northwest, the US hurricane center said. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522931749 )
TOPSHOTS A couple wades in a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico following tropical storm Manuel which landed in the Pacifiic coast of Mexico on September 15, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel triggered rain, landslides and floods on Mexico's east and west coasts Sunday, killing at least 20 people and forcing thousands to evacuate before landfall. Manuel was weakening after making landfall near the Colima state town of Manzanillo, packing top winds of almost 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour as it moved northwest, the US hurricane center said. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522931746 )
Residents wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979250 )
Residents wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979243 )
A resident carrying belongings wades through a flooded street in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979249 )
Residents wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979237 )
Residents and tourists wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979232 )
View of a flooded area in Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522977928 )
Tourists and residents remain in a shelter in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522979228 )
A man sits atop a car while trying to cross a flooded street in Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522977742 )
Residents attemp to cross a flooded street using a makeshift raft in Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522977486 )
Residents attemp to cross a flooded street in Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522977473 )
Residents stare at a bridge swept away by heavy rains in Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522977433 )
Residents stare at a bridge swept away by heavy rains in Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swarmed large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states. EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522977452 )
A woman holds her baby while standing at the door of her damaged house in Veracruz, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 following heavy rains in the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. At least 48 people were killed and thousands evacuated from towns on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts over the weekend as Tropical Storm Manuel and downgraded Hurricane Ingrid set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. KORAL CARBALLO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522975528 )
A woman wades through the water at the airport of Acapulco, flooded by heavy rains that have been hitting the country, in Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. At least 48 people were killed and thousands evacuated from towns on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts over the weekend as Tropical Storm Manuel and downgraded Hurricane Ingrid set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522975178 )
Picture of the airport of Acapulco, flooded by heavy rains that have been hitting the country, in Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. At least 48 people were killed and thousands evacuated from towns on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts over the weekend as Tropical Storm Manuel and downgraded Hurricane Ingrid set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522974940 )
Partial view at the airport of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 flooded by heavy rains that have been hitting the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. At least 48 people were killed and thousands evacuated from towns on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts over the weekend as Tropical Storm Manuel and downgraded Hurricane Ingrid set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522974749 )
Picture of the airport of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 flooded by heavy rains that have been hitting the country. Mexican authorities scrambled Tuesday to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms. At least 48 people were killed and thousands evacuated from towns on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts over the weekend as Tropical Storm Manuel and downgraded Hurricane Ingrid set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522972983 )
View of the flooded area in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 16, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522954184 )
View of the flooded area in Puerto Marques in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 16, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522954175 )
Residents attempt to leave the flooded area in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 16, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522954072 )
Hundreds of stranded tourists gather around a Mexican Air Force jet as they wait to be evacuated, at the air base in Pie de la Cuesta, near Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. With roads blocked by landslides, rockslides, floods and collapsed bridges, Acapulco was cut off from road transport after Tropical Storm Manuel made landfall on Sunday. The airport as well, was flooded. Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco to evacuate at least 40,000 mainly Mexican tourists stranded in the resort city. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A man looks at a collapsed bridge over the Huacapa River near the town of Petaquillas, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. Twin storms left scenes of havoc on both of Mexico's coasts on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of tourists stranded in resort city of Acapulco on the Pacific and heavy damage reported along the Gulf coast. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
Mexican Navy members secure a flooded area to prevent theft and robbery in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on September 16, 2013. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast in the morning while the Pacific coast was reeling from the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel, which dissipated after striking on the eve. Thousands of people were evacuated on both sides of the country as the two storms set off landslides and floods that damaged bridges, roads and homes. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522951380 )
A man works to break apart a boulder with a jackhammer as people make their way on foot, near a road, that was cut off after heavy rains brought on by Tropical Storm Manuel triggered a landslide, on the outskirts of Acapulco, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Tropical Storm Ingrid and remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts, flooding towns and cities in a national emergency that federal authorities say has caused at least 34 deaths. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
People stand next to home collapsed into the Huacapa River overflowed due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Manuel near the town of Petaquillas, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. Twin storms left scenes of havoc on both of Mexico's coasts on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of tourists stranded in resort city of Acapulco on the Pacific and heavy damage reported along the Gulf coast. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A home dangles on the banks of the Huacapa River overflowed due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Manuel near the town of Petaquillas, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. Twin storms left scenes of havoc on both of Mexico's coasts on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of tourists stranded in resort city of Acapulco on the Pacific and heavy damage reported along the Gulf coast. City officials said some 23,000 homes, mostly on Acapulco's outskirts, were without electricity and water. An unknown number of homes were badly damaged by landslides and flooding. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
People are aided with the help of a bulldozer to cross a road after a landslide caused by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Manuel on the outskirts of Acapulco, Mexico, Monday Sept. 16, 2013. Tropical Storm Ingrid and remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts, flooding towns and cities in a national emergency that federal authorities say has caused at least 34 deaths. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
People affected by Tropical Storm Manuel line up for assistance at a makeshift shelter in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. The death toll rose to 47 Tuesday from the unusual one-two punch of a tropical storm and a hurricane hitting Mexico at nearly the same time. Authorities scrambled to get help into, and stranded tourists out of, the cutoff resort city. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
Hundreds of stranded tourists arrive at a military airbase in hopes of getting a seat on a Mexican Air Force jet flight, in Pie de la Cuesta, near Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. With roads blocked by landslides, rockslides, floods and collapsed bridges, Acapulco was cut off from road transport after Tropical Storm Manuel made landfall on Sunday. The airport as well, was flooded. Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco to evacuate at least 40,000 mainly Mexican tourists stranded in the resort city. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
People prepare to cross a flooded street caused by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Manuel in Acapulco, Mexico, Monday Sept. 16, 2013. Tropical Storm Ingrid and remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts, flooding towns and cities in a national emergency that federal authorities say has caused at least 34 deaths. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez) ( Mexico Tropical Weather )
A small chapel is engulfed in rock and mud from a landslide triggered by heavy rains brought on by Tropical Storm Manuel on the outskirts of Acapulco, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Tropical Storm Ingrid and remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts, flooding towns and cities in a national emergency that federal authorities say has caused at least 34 deaths. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez) ( APTOPIX Mexico Tropical Weather )
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