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Heavy Rain Slows Mexico City Metro and Metrobús Services as Safety Measures Take Effect

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Rain in Mexico City prompted the Metro to introduce reduced-speed operations on Lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, A and B.
  • Metrobús vehicles also slowed on Lines 2 and 6 because of the rain.
  • Civil protection authorities issued orange and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall and possible hail across the city.

Rain across Mexico City disrupted public transport on the afternoon of Sept. 6, prompting safety measures on the Metro and Metrobús systems.

The Metro said trains were operating under a reduced-speed protocol on Lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, A and B. The system explained that the measure reduces train speeds to ensure safer journeys. Metrobús also said vehicles were moving more slowly on Lines 2 and 6 because of the rain.

The Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection activated two levels of alert for the afternoon and evening, warning of heavy rain and possible hail throughout the city. An orange alert covered Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Venustiano Carranza, where rainfall of 30 to 49 millimeters and hail were forecast through 10 p.m.

A yellow alert remained in effect for Álvaro Obregón, Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc, Cuajimalpa, Gustavo A. Madero, Magdalena Contreras, Miguel Hidalgo, Milpa Alta, Tláhuac, Tlalpan and Xochimilco. Those districts faced forecasts of 15 to 29 millimeters of rain and possible hail during the same period.

This measure reduces the speed of the trains to guarantee a safe journey.

· Mexico City MetroThe Metro explained why it introduced reduced-speed operations on eight lines during the rain.
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