Experts study Cerro del Chiquihuite slopes to prevent landslides

Experts have initiated studies on the slopes of Cerro del Chiquihuite as part of a strategic program to prevent risks, including landslides. This effort follows a significant landslide in September 2021 that affected the Lázaro Cárdenas neighborhood in Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico.

The Secretariat of Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) announced that fieldwork for the "Geological Modeling Study for the Determination of Priority Zones and Population Exposed to Slope Movements on Cerro del Chiquihuite Volcano" began between August 10 and 17. The project aims to identify high-risk areas and the populations vulnerable to slope movements.

As part of the study's outreach, a meeting was held on August 10 with local inhabitants, traditional authorities, and representatives from Citizen Participation and Civil Protection from both Mexico City and the State of Mexico. Researchers from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) also attended, presenting the project's objectives and scope, and outlining how local populations can actively engage.

Preliminary field tours took place from August 11 to 17. Geologists from the IPN, accompanied by local residents and Civil Protection personnel from Gustavo A. Madero mayoralty, SGIRPC, and the Secretariat of Citizen Participation of Mexico City, as well as Civil Protection from Tlalnepantla and the State of Mexico, traversed the western, southern, northern, and eastern slopes of Chiquihuite. This collaborative project is a result of inter-institutional cooperation between various government agencies and the IPN.