rivers

Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning village streets into rivers, triggering landslides and sweeping away roads and bridges.

Dwellers of coastal cities and towns in the state of Veracruz, criss-crossed by many rivers, were instructed last Friday to evacuate due to rising waters.

The heavy rains, caused by two tropical storms, triggered landslides and caused rivers to overflow, sweeping away entire homes as well as roads and cars.

Heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday caused rivers to burst their banks.

Dating to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the engravings correspond to a time when temporary lakes and rivers reappeared after centuries of extreme aridity.