Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala ? Guatemalan authorities turned to reconstruction Wednesday – including relocating entire villages – after a week of rains left more than 1,000 dead or missing and destroyed or damaged 200,000 homes.

But until the communities can be rebuilt, thousands of residents have nowhere to go. More than 650 communities were affected by the heavy rains, which were spurred partly by Hurricane Stan. Stan came ashore on Mexico’s Gulf Coast on Oct. 4, bringing flooding before weakening.

More than 120,000 Guatemalans remained in schools, churches and other buildings that were converted hastily into shelters – and it could be months before they have a place to call home again.

The next step is to clean up villages, restore basic services and construct longer-term shelters, said Hugo Hernandez, an official from the country’s national disaster response agency.