The floods that have affected the municipality of for almost 20 days Chalco in it State of Mexico are due to a structural problem in the drainage.
The above, according to the president’s statements Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the end of its Morning this Tuesday.
When questioned about the report on the situation in the municipality of Mexico, after the intense rains that have occurred since the end of June to date have affected the housing units Heroes Chalco, Pueblo Nuevo and Villas de San Martin; as well as the towns of San Martin Cuautlalpan, San Juan, San Pedro Tezompa, San Mateo Tezoquipan Miraflores y Three Marysin addition to the colonies Chalco Gardens, Emiliano Zapata, Cultures of Mexico y Jacalones 1 and 2the president said that:
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“It has continued to rain and it is a problem, let’s say, structural, “The problem is that the drainage system is very small, because it is a drainage system with very limited dimensions, very small, which was overflowed, and also has garbage problems, that is, it is a drainage system with a very small diameter for all the rain that has been falling. It is also a low-lying area, and a fundamental solution needs to be found, but it is already being addressed and we will continue to do so.”
At the same time, he said that personnel from the Defense, as well as from the National Coordination of Civil Protection They collaborate with local and state authorities in dealing with the emergency: “I have the information that the governor will be there today Laura Velazquezof Civil defenseand it is being addressed.”
At the same time, he rejected the possibility of an evacuation of the area, and that all affected people will be attended to, including those who took the Chalco-Cuautla highway.
This Tuesday, dozens of residents affected by the rains blocked the federal highway Mexico-Cuautla heading towards the Mexico City for more than 7 hours, in protest because after 18 days of being under black water, aid has not reached all the affected families.
They are mainly residents of the Jacalones neighborhood who claim that government aid has not reached this neighborhood.
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In addition, they demanded that the drainage network be repaired, as well as the damage to the Solidaridad Collector, which runs along the avenue of the same name and where the trolleybus will pass. Santa Martha to Chalco, so that stagnant water flows from the streets and can be removed from homes.
Last week, a torrent of water fell in Chalco, once again flooding the Jacalones, Culturas de México, Jardines de Chalco, Emiliano Zapata and Tres Marías neighborhoods, where the water level reached a meter in height on several streets, so it lodged in the homes.
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2024-08-23 05:44:30