Tourists Finally Exit Storm-Stricken Acapulco Al Jazeera
go to original September 21, 2013

Buses on Friday as they made their way to Acapulco to pick up tourists stranded by Tropical Storm Manuel. A patchwork of roads to Mexico City had been partly reopened around midday. (Alejandrino Gonzalez/Associated Press))

Thousands of Mexicans have lined up for food and shelter following deadly storms, as many tourists finally left flood-stricken Acapulco by road after being stranded for days.

Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a deadly mudslide in mountains near the holiday resort, as tourists trapped in the city for almost a week packed into cars and buses after authorities reopened the road link to Mexico City on Friday.

The highway department told travellers that the trip north on the Sun Highway, which usually takes about four hours, would last nine to 10 hours, with only a single lane open in some stretches.

... The government said on Friday at least 165 people were dead or missing across the country.

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