Posted on 09/12/2021 3:56:09 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
A part of a mountain in Tlalnepantla, located on the outskirts of Mexico City, gave way on Friday, September 10, 2021, sending huge boulders -- some of them the size of small homes -- into a densely populated area, and leaving at least 1 person dead and 10 missing.
The landslide followed days of heavy rain in central Mexico and M7.0 earthquake on September 7 in Acapulco1. Mexico state Gov. Alfredo del Mazo said Friday night that both factors likely contributed to the slide.
Residents immediately started search and rescue operations and continued until the night when authorities pulled them off due to the risk of more landslides.
"We don't want to anyone to take additional risk," said Ricardo De La Cruz, Mexico state's deputy interior secretary. "The geologists have told us that the landslide is complicated. We have made flights with drones and we don't want to put anyone in danger."2
De La Cruz added that the priority on Saturday was to stabilize the slope and continue the search. However, the likelihood of finding survivors is falling as rescuers with dogs and sensitive equipment did not detect anything under the rubble.
Images from the area showed a segment of the steep, green side of the peak known as Chiquihuite sheared off above a field of giant rubble with closely packed homes remaining on either side.3
Placing structures at the base of a vertical cliff doesn’t seem like a very good idea.
I drive by homes all the time cut into rocky hillsides. I wouldn’t sleep a wink if I lived in any of those homes.
Civilization exists at the pleasure of geology.
Wow. That is terrible. Very sorry to hear of the deaths; I am sure there will be more to come. The dogs are doing everything they can.
I’ve read that dogs in search & rescue, when they find a living person, wag their tails and wait for their handlers. Those that detect a dead person hang their heads dejectly and also wait for their handlers. Dogs are truly man’s best friend.
“It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature.” (I think that was the slogan on the commercial from way back when).
Sometimes it isn’t nature...see, Aberfan.
“Civilization exists at the pleasure of geology.”
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True enough. Just ask the good people living near Mount Vesuvius.
“Sometimes it isn’t nature...see, Aberfan.”
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You are quite knowledgeable. I will check that out! Thank you!
Cartel rocks?
I looked it up and I remember this, from an episode of “Mayday.” Or some other documentary.
Here’s the info, for others. From Wikipedia:
“The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil, and overlaid a natural spring. A period of heavy rain led to a build-up of water within the tip which caused it to suddenly slide downhill as a slurry, killing 116 children and 28 adults as it engulfed Pantglas Junior School and a row of houses. The tip was the responsibility of the National Coal Board (NCB), and the subsequent inquiry placed the blame for the disaster on the organisation and nine named employees.
There were seven spoil tips on the hills above Aberfan; Tip 7—the one that slipped onto the village—was begun in 1958 and, at the time of the disaster, was 111 feet (34 m) high. In contravention of the NCB’s official procedures, the tip was partly based on ground from which water springs emerged. After three weeks of heavy rain the tip was saturated and approximately 140,000 cubic yards (110,000 m3) of spoil slipped down the side of the hill and onto the Pantglas area of the village. The main building hit was the local junior school, where lessons had just begun; 5 teachers and 109 children were killed in the school.”
“Placing structures at the base of a vertical cliff doesn’t seem like a very good idea.”
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It does not! And we should warn the good filthy rich celebrities in Hollywood about such matters!
Or maybe not...
Which was immediately preceded by the Supreme Court of Mexico legalizing abortion. Just sayin’.
I remember the phrase but couldn’t remember the commercial except it was a woman saying it. Found it, Chiffon margarine commercial.
Prayers for all involved. Drones can be a big help when used for good.
Party every day, and sometimes have a real blast...
It's called erosion. Every city planner should be required to take courses in geology.
It was a Chiffon margarine ad, and the phrase was “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature”, not “fool with”. Long time ago.
In before "Global Warming"
Many houses have been built there, where there are house sized roundish rocks way above them.
Thank you! I knew someone would know.
Yes, at the risk of dating myself, I remember the ad and it was indeed a long time ago. :)
Take care, FRiend. :)
Julie
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