Major damage to 134 homes in Iztapalapa rains: GDF
Iztapalapa delegation reported that the homes most affected are those located on the side of Rio Churubusco, where the water level reached 30 to 40 centimeters. Notimex
Posted: 17/04/2011 22:02
Mexico City . Due to the unusual rain that fell the previous day, the drainage channel of Rio Churubusco was overtaken by the flood, which caused sewage to overflow and cause major damage to 134 homes in the Model Unit.
The water caused the loss of furniture and other material on the ground floor of the houses, reported the Iztapalapa.
indicated that there were 36 homeowners whose damage was not possible to value because their occupants were not in them and damages 141 homes are not considered.
explained that they visited a total of 73 thousand homes, but the most affected are those located on the side of Rio Churubusco, where the water level reached 30 to 40 centimeters.
capital's health secretary, Francisco Osuna, arrived at the scene at 12:00 hours to start a tour of the area. At that time
later joined the head of the Federal District, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, who along with borough chief, Clara Brugada, visited several homes affected and heard complaints from neighbors.
the end of the tour, the borough chief met with the director of the Water System of Mexico City, Ramón Aguirre Díaz, who requested assistance with six trucks, dump trucks, cleaning crews and two-inch pumps to evacuate water from the tanks.
also instructed to address the drainage problem in the colony, which was seriously affected when levels rise in Rio Churubusco.
The court noted that other colonies where there were floods, though not as serious, were the dwelling unit and the colony Hive Ermita Zaragoza.
Iztapalapa delegation said that since Saturday and every Sunday, runs and monitors Clara Brugada care actions directly affected families.
explained that between 21:30 and 22:00 hours, after heavy rains were registered, the Churubusco River sewage began to flow and flood the homes of the Model Unit.
In some houses the water reached 30 inches and in other tanks and gardens were flooded, that stayed with high levels of contamination.
borough of Iztapalapa government immediately proceeded to leave all the mud and garbage. During the night, teams carried out desilting of drains drain to clean the streets and leave the waters of the river overflowed.
To perform accurate and timely attention to neighbors affected delegacional government divided the area into six sites, each assigned to different officials of the delegation shall coordinate all tasks saneamiento and attention. Throughout
today cleaning packages have been distributed to three liters of concentrated chlorine, three kilos of soap and brooms.
addition, deep cleaning is performed to remove all the mud that was deposited on streets, sidewalks and houses of the colony, and a census house to house to assess the damage.
borough government announced it will manage the necessary support so that they can compensate for the damage suffered by neighbors.
borough government workers perform also an intense cleaning process throughout the area, which includes removal of contaminated water in tanks and cisterns, for further disinfection.
On the other hand, the health of the delegation carried out the vaccination of people in affected areas.
The water caused the loss of furniture and other material on the ground floor of the houses, reported the Iztapalapa.
indicated that there were 36 homeowners whose damage was not possible to value because their occupants were not in them and damages 141 homes are not considered.
explained that they visited a total of 73 thousand homes, but the most affected are those located on the side of Rio Churubusco, where the water level reached 30 to 40 centimeters.
capital's health secretary, Francisco Osuna, arrived at the scene at 12:00 hours to start a tour of the area. At that time
later joined the head of the Federal District, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, who along with borough chief, Clara Brugada, visited several homes affected and heard complaints from neighbors.
the end of the tour, the borough chief met with the director of the Water System of Mexico City, Ramón Aguirre Díaz, who requested assistance with six trucks, dump trucks, cleaning crews and two-inch pumps to evacuate water from the tanks.
also instructed to address the drainage problem in the colony, which was seriously affected when levels rise in Rio Churubusco.
The court noted that other colonies where there were floods, though not as serious, were the dwelling unit and the colony Hive Ermita Zaragoza.
Iztapalapa delegation said that since Saturday and every Sunday, runs and monitors Clara Brugada care actions directly affected families.
explained that between 21:30 and 22:00 hours, after heavy rains were registered, the Churubusco River sewage began to flow and flood the homes of the Model Unit.
In some houses the water reached 30 inches and in other tanks and gardens were flooded, that stayed with high levels of contamination.
borough of Iztapalapa government immediately proceeded to leave all the mud and garbage. During the night, teams carried out desilting of drains drain to clean the streets and leave the waters of the river overflowed.
To perform accurate and timely attention to neighbors affected delegacional government divided the area into six sites, each assigned to different officials of the delegation shall coordinate all tasks saneamiento and attention. Throughout
today cleaning packages have been distributed to three liters of concentrated chlorine, three kilos of soap and brooms.
addition, deep cleaning is performed to remove all the mud that was deposited on streets, sidewalks and houses of the colony, and a census house to house to assess the damage.
borough government announced it will manage the necessary support so that they can compensate for the damage suffered by neighbors.
borough government workers perform also an intense cleaning process throughout the area, which includes removal of contaminated water in tanks and cisterns, for further disinfection.
On the other hand, the health of the delegation carried out the vaccination of people in affected areas.
