Residents of eastern Mexico queued for humanitarian aid on Friday (October 17) as devastating floods left thousands without homes, food, or basic services following torrential rains that have killed at least 72 people across the region.

In Alamo, Veracruz, one of the states hit by the floods, residents could be seen carrying bags and mattresses past piles of debris as official trucks worked to drain floodwaters from the streets.

Works to restore electrical service continued as survivors waded through flooded areas.

The disaster began last week when heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides across five states in central Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that 48 people remain missing, while the flooding has affected 100,000 homes.

Rivers overflowed, washing away entire streets and leaving communities isolated.

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ALAMO, VERACRUZ, MEXICO (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE QUEUING UP FOR AID

2. POLICE VEHICLE DRIVING, PEOPLE WALKING ON ROAD

3. PEOPLE WAITING FOR AID

4. PEOPLE CARRYING BAGS AND MATTRESSES, DEBRIS ON STREET

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DISPLACED FLOOD VICTIM, OLIVERIA SANCHEZ, SAYING:

"Total chaos, everyone without food, without water, without anything or anywhere to sleep. People are coming from Chapopote (a nearby town), there is a constant coming and going of people because they have no homes, they have been left with nothing. Others have homes, but they are full of mud, without water or electricity."

6. PEOPLE WALKING

7. FLOODED STREET

8. VARIOUS OF DEBRIS IN STREETS

9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN DISASTER AREA

10. OFFICIAL TRUCK DRAINING WATER AND VEHICLES AND MOTORBIKES IN STREET

11. WORKERS OPERATING MACHINERY

12. PEOPLE WORKING TO RESTORE ELECTRIC SERVICE

13. VARIOUS OF MAN WALKING IN FLOODED AREA

ALAMO, VERACRUZ, MEXICO (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

14. PEOPLE QUEUING FOR AID

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DISPLACED FLOOD VICTIM, LUCILA MERIDA, SAYING:

"In many neighborhoods, there is no electricity, no communication, and no way to contact family members. You search here and there, and there is no signal, it is difficult to find a place with signal."

16. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR CLOTHES IN PILE OF DONATED CLOTHES

17. VARIOUS OF DISPLACED FLOOD VICTIM FLOR BAUTISTA LOOKING AT HER CELLPHONE

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FLOOD SURVIVOR, FLOR BAUTISTA, SAYING:

"Here you see people who you never thought would ever go through this, and faced with the situation, they lose their sense of shame. I mean, it's no longer out of choice, it's out of necessity that they come here for a bottle of water, a loaf of bread, a plate of food."

19. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR CLOTHES IN PILE OF DONATED CLOTHES