Torrential rain battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning streets into rivers, sweeping away roads and bridges and triggering landslides.

Rescuers scrambled on Monday to reach people cut off by the devastating flooding , with 64 people killed in central and eastern Mexico and another 65 reported missing.

Dozens of small communities remained inaccessible days after the deluge, with residents working tirelessly to clear paths for the delivery of food and other supplies.

Mexico has deployed some 10,000 troops alongside civilian rescue teams to try to deal with the emergency. Helicopters have ferried food and water to 200 or so communities still cut off by road, and have evacuated the sick and injured.

“There are sufficient resources; this won’t be skimped on…

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