A three-year-old girl is swept away from her mother in a mudslide as hospitals are flooded, large trees torn up by the roots, roofs ripped off homes and hotels, roads submerged and power lines cut, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity.
A swathe of destruction left after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit Mexico battered the beach resort of Acapulco, killing at least 27 people, has been laid bare by aerial images.
Many Acapulco residents were taking basic items from stores to survive, while others left with pricier goods in widespread rampages through the area's stores.