Mexico floods cause worst storm damage in decades - in pictures

Soldiers and police work around the wreckage of a bus after it was buried by a mountain landslide at Altotonga in Veracruz state, along Mexico's Gulf coast. Twelve people died after their bus was buried by the mountain landslide near the town of Xaltepec Photograph: Reuters

A road in Mexico damaged by floods Photograph: Quadratin/Handout/EPA

Aerial view of a flooded area after heavy rains in Acapulco Photograph: Claudio Vargas/AFP/Getty Images

A man looks at his car trapped in floodwaters in Chilpancingo Photograph: Lenin Ocampo Torres/EPA

A woman washes dishes near a house damaged by rains in San Cristobal Sola de Vega in Oaxaca state Photograph: Reuters

A small chapel on the outskirts of Acapulco is engulfed in rock and mud from a landslide Photograph: Bernandino Hernandez/AP

People wait as a helicopter lands on a collapsed road in Coyuca de Benitez, about 22 miles from Acapulco Photograph: Reuters

An aerial view of a fallen bridge over the Papagayo river in Acapulco Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

Residents wade through a flooded Acapulco street Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

People stand on the rooftop of a home in a flooded neighbourhood after Tropical Storm Manuel pounded Acapulco Photograph: Bernandino Hernandez/AP

People carry supplies in a flooded street in Acapulco Photograph: Victor Lopez/Rex Features

Storm damage caused by flooding in Acapulco Photograph: Zuma/Rex Features

Residents use whatever is available to help them cross a flooded street Photograph: Eduardo Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

The flooded runway at Acapulco airport Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

Tourists walk on a beach in Acapulco covered in flood debris Photograph: Reuters

A child lies with his dog at a shelter in Acapulco set up for people affected by Tropical Storm Manuel Photograph: Bernandino Hernandez/AP

Volunteers sort through relief packages as the Mexican Red Cross collect groceries to distribute to those affected by the flooding and landslides Photograph: Alberto Millares/Demotix/Corbis

Residents help to unload aid packages from a Black Hawk helicopter at the Pie de La Cuesta military base in Acapulco Photograph: Claudio Vargas/AFP/Getty Images

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. 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 was also flooded. Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco to evacuate at least 40,000 mainly Mexican tourists stranded in the resort city Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP