Hole in a Town in Mexico Threatens to destroy a house
From the first days of June in Mexico City in an area called Zacatepec de Puebla, a hole was taking shape in an agricultural field.
By now this is a huge hole 126 long, 114 wide, 15 deep and with water inside on the verge of swallowing a whole house.
sourceAccording to geologists these phenomena are occurring in different parts of the world.
sourceThis situation is becoming serious since it not only affects growing areas but also entire cities.
sourceMost of these subsidence are due to the limestone rock that forms the ground, this is affected by the water and ends up dissolving it creating large holes.
According to information obtained, it may be that this area was previously a water-filled ditch that was covered to expand the land for crops.
sourceThe civil protection service of the area indicates that this happens due to the underground flows of water and the low resistance of the soil and that other similar phenomena may occur around 40 more hectares of the area.
We must take into account that before building a structure it is necessary to consult a geologist if we do not want it to be swallowed by one of those holes.
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Hello @darwing666x, Your recommendation at the end of the post is really correct, it is mandatory to request a comprehensive geolotechnical study where the physical-mechanical characteristics of the soils are described, the possibility of collapsible soils and possible problems of this nature before doing any type of construction.
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