2024-07-05 17:59:41
The flood which was recorded in the agricultural area of San Salvador Atenco, State of Mexicoa couple of days ago, at heavy rainsaffected the farmlands of that town; in addition to the plantations of Amanal y Logas a crack of about 100 mm appeared 80 meters long and one and a half meters deep.
The farmers whose plots were affected by the flooding, toured the affected area, together with Adrian Hernandez Romerogeneral coordinator of Civil protection y Comprehensive Risk Management of the Government of Edomex to check for damage.
“The purpose was to implement preventive measures to avoid runoff onto the highway Rock-Pyramids and protect the homes in said colony,” the state-run PC reported on its social networks.
The crack It is located next to several houses in the Amanal neighborhood and the Peñón-Pirámides highway.
According to members of the Front of Peoples in Defense of the Land of San Salvador AtencoThe flooding destroyed some 80 hectares of corn, beans and fodder crops, which represents economic losses for several families who live off the harvest from their plots.
REPAIR WORKS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT
On the other hand, personnel of the National Water Commission and members of the People’s Frontwith heavy machinery, continue with the repair work on the hole that opened in the Papalotla River a few days ago and caused the riverbed to leak into the farmland.
The works are carried out on both the highway side Texcoco Pyramids, as well as the tributary, also known as San Bartolo, which is on one side of the aforementioned toll road.
The members of the Front said that these works would have to mitigate the filtration of the riverbed, because otherwise, a sinkhole could be generated like the one that occurred a few years ago in the state of Puebla.
It was found that the leak continues below the hole that opened, so they are working at forced marches, given the threat of new storms, which would increase the flow of the Papalotla River and flood the land again.
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2024-07-05 17:59:41