At Least 64 Dead, 65 Missing In Mexico Floods

Veracruz is one of the states hardest hit by days of heavy rains and flooding (Credit: AFP)

Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing.

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