Foot: support. The water level reaches up to one meter high. They sanitize the area to combat the spread of the dengue mosquito.
Today marks 20 days in which at least 2 thousand families from Chalco They live under sewage and the work to clear the silt and the levels of the flood come down are in vain, because the liquid remains stagnant.
Los victims They try to continue their lives, in the midst of the black water.
Wearing rubber boots, in boats, with the help of a flatbed vehicle, they leave their homes to go buy food or go to health centers set up to get vaccinated.
And the panorama in the colony Cultures of Mexico, Three Marias y Jacalones It is desolate, and it even seems that they were built in the middle of a lake.
We see fire boats, the town hall, Army y the Red Cross They walk through the flooded streets filled with people who are out buying groceries, or even looking for a toilet.
SUPPORT TABLES
Following the visit of the governor of State of Mexico, Delfina Gomezthe Chalco Health Caravan for Well-Being was implemented, with 13 mobile units and 115 doctors to reinforce pneumococcus and tetanus vaccinations.
In addition, a working table was set up with different government departments such as the Ministry of Health and Education.
Residents receive care for skin and gastrointestinal ailments, among others, caused by the wastewater they have been in contact with for more than 20 days.
The caravan was located in the parking lot of a shopping center on the highway Chalco-Tláhuac.
Another issue they deal with is the cleanliness of schools.The little ones will return to school next Monday.
There are several schools in the emergency zone, such as the Paulo Freire primary school, where soldiers and personnel Civil defense They remove the water that flooded the campus and later sanitize the area.
The Governor Delfina Gomez He promised those affected that he would ensure their return to school without incident.
NEIGHBOR FOUND DEAD
Neighbors found a lifeless elderly person in the sewage on 2 de marzo street in the Jacalones neighborhood. The flood level in the area is almost one metre high.
He was identified as Jaime and after several hours, forensic services took him to the amphitheater of Amecameca. The causes of his death are unknown.
The truth is that despite the efforts to remove the water from the five flooded colonies, the flood levels have increased, instead of decreasing because it has continued raining.
It is important to mention that nine cases of dengue have been recorded in the area since the first flood.
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2024-08-25 12:17:37