Mexican authorities are scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms.
The Pacific city's airport and two main highways have been closed since the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, began to pound the country's east and west coasts over the weekend.
The weather systems triggered heavy rains, floods and landslides that have left at least 38 people dead in several states.
The southwestern state of Guerrero endured four days of non-stop rain that has flooded more than half of Acapulco, a city of 680,000 people, according to municipal officials.
At least 40,000 Mexican and foreign beachgoers are marooned in hotels, Mayor Luis Walton said.
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"All land routes are closed and for the moment it is difficult to open the commercial airport of Acapulco," national civil protection coordinator Luis Felipe Puente told MVS radio.
Mexican airline Aeromexico said it would offer five special flights between Acapulco and Mexico City to help the stranded leave on Tuesday.
The terminal will remain closed due to the flooding on the road to the airport but the aircraft will be able to use the runway, civil aviation director Alejandro Argudin told Televisa television.
The city's Imperial World Forum, a concert theatre, will be used to facilitate the tourists' exit, he said.
Manuel struck the Pacific coast on Sunday while Ingrid weakened from hurricane to tropical storm strength as it made landfall on the northeastern coast on Monday.
It was the first time since 1958 that two storms hit the country almost at the same time. Two-thirds of the country were affected this time, officials said.
Both systems have since dissipated, but authorities have warned that an emergency remains in Guerrero and the eastern state of Veracruz.
