A Red Cross rescuer zip lines across a river at the site of a collapsed bridge near the town of Tierra Colorada, Mexico, on Saturday, September 21. At one point this week, Mexico seemed to be pummeled from all sides by then-Hurricane Manuel and the remnants of Hurricane Ingrid.
(CNN) -- The death toll from widespread flooding in Mexico in recent days has increased to 110 people, the country's interior minister said Sunday.
Three storms, including two tropical systems, walloped the country over the past week, sending rivers over their banks, spurring mudslides and washing out roadways.
Some 24 states in the country have been impacted by storm damage, the Interior Ministry said.
The new death toll is not thought to include an additional 68 people still missing in one Guerrero town ravaged by a mudslide.
Massive storms ravage Mexico
Over the weekend, Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke about the damage in La Pintada, saying there was little hope now of finding survivors.
He said the reconstruction phase has already begun.
"This is the work, not just for the state of Guerrero, but for the whole country," he said.
CNN en Espanol's Nelson Quinones and CNNMexico.com contributed to this report.
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Two women inspect what is left of their home in the village of Salsipuedes, Mexico, on Friday, September 20.
A van is recovered September 20, after being trapped by floodwaters in Navolato, Mexico.
Mexican soldiers search through mud and debris in the state of Guerrero on September 20. Guerrero was the hardest-hit state from the dual onslaught of Hurricane Manuel and sister storm Ingrid.
Villagers in San Jeronimo line up at a helicopter from Mexico's Attorney General's Office to get aid on September 20. Federal police have been helping move emergency supplies and bring aid to victims of massive flooding.
A man rescues his dog from floodwater in Navolato, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on September 20.
A resident of Barra de Coyuca checks the destruction in a restaurant by the beach in a tourist resort close to Acapulco, on Thursday, September 19.
A muddy dog lies on a mattress amid the remains of a house destroyed by storms in Acapulco, Mexico, on September 19.
People affected by Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel wait in shelters set up by the Ministry of Defense on September 19, in Acapulco.
Members of the military try to move aid to Atoyac de Alvarez, which is isolated because of flooding on September 19.
Church tower lies toppled after a landslide in La Pintada, Guerrero state, on September 19.
An aerial view shows the extent of a landslide that wiped out part of La Pintada.
Officers with the Federal Police search for bodies at the landslide in La Pintada on September 19.
A man shovels mud from his home on September 19 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero.
A car lies submerged in mud as residents attempt to clean up.
People wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, Mexico, on Wednesday, September 18.
People unload boxes of food from a Mexican navy helicopter in Acapulco on September 18.
People attempt to cross a collapsed bridge in Coyuca de Benitez on September 18.
A man crosses a river using a makeshift zip line on September 18, after a bridge collapsed near the town of Petaquillas, Mexico.
A man wades through floodwaters in Acapulco on September 18.
A boat moves across the Papagayo River to ferry people from the end of a collapsed bridge in Acapulco on September 18.
The Papagayo River swells with floodwaters in Acapulco on Tuesday, September 17.
Stranded tourists gather around a Mexican air force plane at the air base in Pie de la Cuesta, near Acapulco, as they wait to be evacuated on September 17. An estimated 40,000 tourists were stranded in the Pacific state of Guerrero as dozens of roads were damaged and Acapulco's airport temporarily suspended services due to Hurricane Manuel.
Tourists wait to be evacuated at the Pie de la Cuesta air base on September 17.
People wait in line at the air base on September 17.
A tourist from Mexico City sleeps in a shelter in Acapulco on September 17.
Tourists wait in line at an improvised check-in counter at an airport in Acapulco on September 17.
People prepare to board a flight to Mexico City at an airport in Acapulco on September 17.
People rest in a shelter in Acapulco on September 17.
An aerial view shows a flooded area in Acapulco on September 17.
Homes and streets in Acapulco are deep in floodwater on September 17, after the heavy rain brought on by Tropical Storms Ingrid and Manuel.
Water stands on the flooded tarmac of the Acapulco airport on September 17.
Planes sit on the flooded tarmac of the Acapulco airport on September 17.
People stand at the entrance of the Agua de Obispo tunnel that connects Acapulco with Chilpancingo, Mexico. The tunnel was badly damaged by the flooding.
Residents carry goods and supplies in Acapulco on September 17.
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