With the accumulation of 337 million cubic meters of water in the rain in June, the mayor of Mexico City Clara Brugada, On Monday, he said that the June month was Rain itself since 1968 in the capital of the country.
At a press conference after the presentation of 100 points of water acupuncture, in the office of the mayor Iztapalapa, Brugada He explained that it was obtained from climate change, the temperature of the planet increases from disproportionate emissions carbon dioxide to the environment that causes Pouring rains They become a common occurrence.
“This month there is a lot of rain in the city. We received 337 million cubic meters of rain, which means almost twice as many historical average, ”Brugada said, explaining that June 2025 was the most rainy month since 1968, that is, for 57 years.
On Sunday evening, the official said that the maximum level of precipitation was recorded at the station Mixcoac Dam City Hall Alvaro Obragon, With 106 millimeters, “from an ordinary figure, because over the past 20 years there have been only six records above 100 millimeters.”
The metropolitan president recalled that the current rain season began with piercing rain June 2, which caused serious floods and serious damage to the houses, especially in the city hall. Iztapalapa, To the east of the capital.
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He explained that after this strong precipitation, other very strong ones were recorded, the value of which is associated with climate change, Although he indicated that the effects also ” garbage And with the relationship that the city had with water throughout its history. “
Brugada He called on all the inhabitants of Mexico City, so that in order to Avoid throwing garbage into the streets and public placesSince it represents the main factor that causes floods in the capital.
He indicated that in September A program will begin that turns to waste or garbage in Mexico City, while chapter SEcretariat of Integral Water Management, Jose Mario EsparzaIt was reported that in the city investments of 120 million pesos to the work of Deazolve, where 144 thousand cubic meters of Azole were extracted.
“Most Azolve is a garbage or a substance that accumulates. If we turn it into weight, that is, about 172 thousand tons of Azolve, that most of the garbage, ”he concluded.
In Mexico City, we will transform the water management model with a vision that allows us to build sponges, re -own our mantle of the aquifer and protect our water forest. Therefore, we are promoting #CUPUNTURAHYDRIC To double the absorption … pic.twitter.com/a6t35ezjxp
– Clara Brugada Molina (@clabrugadam) July 1, 2025
With information EFE.
