He strong wind that is recorded in much of the Mexico City has caused the fall of several trees and the detachment of spectacular tarps according to the latest reports from the authorities.
The Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection of Mexico City reported that gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour are expected in the upper parts of the capital.
Wind knocks down trees in several city halls
Meanwhile, the fall of trees and canvases has been reported in municipalities such as Iztapalapa, Gustavo A. Madero, Álvaro Obregón and Coyoacán.
A tree fall is recorded in the 2nd Private of Vicente Guerrero, col. Culhuacán Town, @Alcaldia_Coy. He fell on the polycarbonate sheet roof and on a car. There were no injuries. pic.twitter.com/UozA6nI7Gn
– Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and PC (@SGIRPC_CDMX) December 31, 2020
Emergency services work for fallen trees, Río Carrizal and Río Cazones, Paseo de Churubusco neighborhood, @Alc_Iztapalapa. # C5 #911CDMX
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
#Caution Tree fall in Av. Carmen Serdán and Calzada La Virgen, UH Emiliano Zapata neighborhood, @Alcaldia_Coy. # C5 #911CDMX
Emergency services at the scene.
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
Emergency services work due to a tree fall, Plaza San Jacinto and Francisco I. Madero, Colonia San Ángel, @AlcaldiaAO. # C5 #911CDMX
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
The strong winds registered during the early morning in Mexico City affected several municipalities. Staff of the #SGIRPC, With @Firefighters_CDMX, the Cóndores group, the @SSC_CDMX and the #UGIRPC of the municipalities work in different parts of the City: pic.twitter.com/uz7Mho0bsn
– Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and PC (@SGIRPC_CDMX) December 31, 2020
The Command, Control, Computing, Communications and Citizen Contact Center of Mexico City (C5) shared on social networks some videos of the damage that the wind has caused in the city.
Canvas detachment is recorded on Av. Javier Rojo Gómez y Calz. Ermita Iztapalapa, Barrio San Pablo neighborhood, @Alc_Iztapalapa.
In an emergency call immediately #911CDMX # C5 pic.twitter.com/543NCZ62Qj
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
#Caution emergency services are approaching to work due to a fallen tree on Av. Santa Ana and Ejido San Francisco Culhuacán, Colonia Presidentes Ejidales, @Alcaldia_Coy. #911CDMX # C5 pic.twitter.com/B8eezEE1nS
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
#Caution Emergency services are approaching to work due to a fallen tree on Av. Río Tuxpan and Circuito Río Macuspana, Los Paseos de Churubusco, @Alc_Iztapalapa. #911CDMX # C5 pic.twitter.com/a5pH3aRhdb
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
#Caution Emergency services approach to work due to a fallen tree on Adelita and Manuela Medina, Carmen Serdán neighborhood, @Alcaldia_Coy. #911CDMX # C5 pic.twitter.com/2qcUYEwWed
— C5 CDMX (@C5_CDMX) December 31, 2020
Therefore, the authorities made the following recommendations:
-Do not climb to high places exposed to the wind
-Store or remove objects from outside that may fall
-Stay away from places with a visible risk of falling
-Drive with caution
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