In pictures: Flooding in Mexico

El Corcho: Aerial view of a community currently only accessible by helicopter Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

El Corcho: Aid finally arrives. The people in the village had not received anything since the floods began over a week ago Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

El Corcho: Matilde Martinez cooks beans on an open fire outside her flooded home. She says all her crops have been destroyed and she is running out of other supplies Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

Villahermosa: Alicia Hernandez never considered leaving the flood zone because she was frightened the move would be too much for her 100-year-old father Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

Villahermosa: A canoe navigates the flooded streets Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

Villahermosa: A pig on a roof in the flooded zone. Many families in the area keep animals such as chickens, turkeys and pigs, but many have been abandoned Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

Villahermosa: Helicopters take off every few minutes from stadia in the city to carry water, food and medicine to rural communities cut off by the floods Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

Villahermosa: A man wades through the water in the flooded part of town Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance

Villahermosa: Children dance outside the cathedral, which currently houses more than a hundred flood refugees Photograph: Jo Tuckman/Freelance