Looting Hits Mexico's Acapulco as Flooding Squeezes Remaining Supplies Luis Enrique Martinez and Alberto Fajardo - Reuters
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Residents carry goods after looting a supermarket in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on September 17, 2013 as heavy rains hit the country. (AFP)

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Looting broke out in the flooded Mexican beach resort of Acapulco as the government on Wednesday struggled to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by some of the worst storm damage in decades.

Stores were ransacked by looters who carried off everything from televisions to Christmas decorations, after floodwaters wreaked havoc in the Pacific port that has borne the brunt of torrential rains that have killed at least 57 people across Mexico.

Tens of thousands of people have been trapped in the aftermath of two tropical storms that hammered vast swathes of Mexico. More than 1 million people have been affected, and Acapulco's airport terminal was under water.

Shops were plundered in the upscale neighborhood of Diamante, home to luxury hotels and plush apartments, where dozens of cars were ruined by muddy brown floodwaters. Marines were posted outside stores to prevent further theft.

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