FES Acatlán specialists investigate noises in Praderas de San Mateo

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Specialists of the Faculty of Higher Education (FES) Acatlán from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) They joined the work started by the Naucalpan government to determine the causes of the noises recorded in the colony San Mateo Meadows.

Sergio Mancilla Zayasgeneral director of Government of Naucalpan, reported that the mayor Angelica Moya Marin He asked for specialists to be brought in to address this problem, which worries the inhabitants of the community, who fear for their physical integrity and their assets.

Academics of the branch of civil engineering from FES Acatlánspecialists in soil mechanics, structures, volcanism and seismology, today toured Praderas de San Mateo and surrounding areas, where they identified the type of soil in the area and visited nearby caves, in addition to announcing various studies to determine the causes of the above bursts.

“We have adequate staff, the infrastructure “We have adequate facilities, laboratories and everything else that is at our disposal at the FES Acatlán. There we will do the relevant studies, the cartography, whatever is necessary. After meetings with specialists and doing the studies with adequate instruments, we will reach the conclusion, not before,” said the geologist. Jose Maria Chavez Aguirreof the Multidisciplinary Research Unit of the institution.

He added: “What we have to do is geophysics. We are going to pass devices over the surface to send waves into the subsoil and detect what is down there and what is happening, what types of materials or if there are gaps. Once this is determined, we will see what is happening.”

Authorities from Naucalpan participated in the tour, including those from the Municipal Coordination of Civil Protection and Firefightersand residents of the area, such as Daniel Valderrábano Pérez and Ernestina Hernández García, delegate of Praderas de San Mateo.

The specialists agreed that, according to the evidence gathered during the tour and the actions that have been undertaken, there is no imminent risk For the population, however, work will continue to establish the origin of the sounds.

Later in a meeting between authorities from Naucalpan and the state government with residents of this community, Carlos Sanchezregional director of the General Coordination of Civil Protection y Comprehensive Risk Management The state government official explained that there is no evidence that the noises are caused by the use of explosives in construction work carried out in the region, including in Atizapán, as some residents mistakenly believe.

Edgar Gildeputy director of Civil Protection of Naucalpansaid that they carried out drone flights to identify major earth movements in the area, caused by explosives, which was negative, in addition to using ground-penetrating radar to detect cavities in the subsoil.

2024-08-18 16:34:00

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