Enormous 200ft Sinkhole Opens Up in the Middle of a Farm
On 6/1/21 at 11:15 AM EDT
An enormous sinkhole measuring 200ft in diameter has formed in the middle of farmland in Mexico.
The giant hole appeared on Saturday in the town of Juan C. Bonilla, in the state of Pueblo in the country s southeast.
State civil protection, which has attended the site of the incident together with other authorities, including the National Water Commission Conagua, has said that the sinkhole is 50ft deep.
Personal de esta Coordinación, con @AmbienteGobPue, #CENAPRED y @CNPC MX, continúa con los estudios técnicos sobre el #Socavón en #Zacatepec, Juan C. Bonilla.
The drought currently ravaging Mexico is a recurring phenomenon that leaves a trail of damage and destruction in its wake every time it strikes. At the moment 84% of the country is suffering drought conditions of differing intensity, aggravated by a lack of rain in recent months, according to Monitor, the surveying service of the National Water Commission (Conagua). Despite the fact it had been predicted, and that the evolution of the climatic history of Mexico tends toward drought conditions, the current dry spell caught Ermenegildo MartÃnez by surprise. âIt was 13 meters deep and now thereâs hardly 10 centimeters left. In less than a week it will all have gone,â says the fisherman of the lake where he plies his trade in Veracruz.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A drought is scorching Mexico. A report by the National Water Commission (Conagua) shows that 1,295 municipalities in the country suffer from moderate to severe drought, while another 488 have registered an “abnormally dry” situation.
The institution warns that 83.9% of the national territory is hit by this phenomenon, which has intensified in March, aggravated by the decrease in rainfall percentage. Also, several states in the country have registered temperatures above 40ºC, mainly in the normally humid regions of Campeche, Chiapas, Michoacán, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, and Yucatán.
The National Water Commission warns that 1,295 municipalities are suffering from drought, mainly in the northern regions of the country, while temperatures of over 40ºC are recorded in several southern states. (Photo internet reproduction)
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