"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."
"Parts of Veracruz state received 62.7cm (24.7in) of rain from October 6 to 9. Mexico's Civil Protection agency said the heavy rain had killed 29 people in Veracruz state on the Gulf of Mexico Coast, and 21 in Hidalgo state north of Mexico City. In the central state of Queretaro, a child died in a landslide. Authorities have attributed the deadly downpours to two tropical systems Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond that formed off the western coast of Mexico but have since dissipated."
Torrential rains over several days caused widespread flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage across central and eastern Mexico, killing 64 people and leaving another 65 missing. Dozens of small communities remained inaccessible, with residents clearing paths for food and supplies. About 10,000 troops and civilian rescue teams were deployed, and helicopters delivered food and water to roughly 200 communities and evacuated the sick and injured. Parts of Veracruz received 62.7cm of rain from October 6 to 9. Reported fatalities include 29 in Veracruz, 21 in Hidalgo, 13 in Puebla, and a child in Queretaro. Authorities attributed the downpours to Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond.
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