Deadly floods in Mexico

Victims of heavy rains wait for humanitarian aid in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, hit large swaths of the country during a three-day holiday weekend, sparking landslides and causing rivers to overflow in several states.

Read more: Mexico's one-two punch of storms leaves 47 dead

Looters carry goods from a supermarket in Acapulco, Mexico, as heavy rains hit the country, Sept. 17, 2013.

Partial view at the airport of Acapulco flooded by heavy rains that have been hitting the country, Sept. 17, 2013.

The airport of Acapulco is flooded by heavy rains in Guerrero state, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Tourists from Mexico City sleep in a shelter in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Aerial view of a flooded area after heavy rains in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

The airport of Acapulco flooded by heavy rains, Sept. 17, 2013.

Police cars stranded at the airport of Acapulco, flooded by heavy rains that have been hitting the country, Sept. 17, 2013.

The airport of Acapulco is flooded by heavy rains in Guerrero state, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents stare at a bridge swept away by heavy rains in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Sept. 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.

Residents stare at a bridge swept away by heavy rains in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents attemp to cross a flooded street in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

A man sits on a car while trying to cross a flooded street in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Tourists wrapped in plastic bags wait to be evacuated by the Mexican Air Force at the Pie de La Cuesta military base in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents help to unload humanitarian aid from a military plane at the Pie de La Cuesta military base in Acapulco, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents help to unload humanitarian aid from a Black Hawk helicopter at the Pie de La Cuesta military base in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents loot a supermarket in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents help to unload humanitarian aid from a Black Hawk helicopterat the Pie de La Cuesta military base in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents loot a supermarket in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Mexican soldiers unload humanitarian aid for victims of heavy rains at the Pie de La Cuesta military base in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

A fallen bridge over the Papagayo River in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Aerial view of a fallen bridge over the Papagayo River in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents loot a supermarket in Acapulco, Sept. 17, 2013.

The flooded tarmac at the airport of Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

People rest in a shelter in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents loot a supermarket in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents carry goods after looting a supermarket in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

Residents wait for help in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

An aerial view of flooded streets in Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2013.

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