The Armed forces Mexicans formed the “Joint Task Force Popocatépetl” due to the increase in the activities of the volcano also called “Don Goyo”reported this Sunday the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena).
The unit that runs the Army Mexican detailed in a statement that this group will be made up of personnel from the National Guard, Army and Mexican Air Force.
In addition to establishing coordination with the authorities of Civil protection of the three levels of government in the country.
This mechanism was activated after the the volcanic alert traffic light will activate the yellow level phase 3, by an increase in the activities of the volcano popocatepetllocated between the entities of Puebla, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala and Morelos.
According to the sedenathe Joint Task Force Popocatépetl It will be made up of 3,430 elements from the 24, 25 and 37 military zones that are on alert.
In addition to 3,125 members of the Support Force for Disaster Cases, located inside Military Camp 1-A, in Mexico City, and “who are alert to go out and attend to any emergency that arises.”
The elements will have the power to, if necessary, apply the emergency plans GN-A and Plan DN-III-E in their three phases, which consist of prevention, aid and recovery, in order to support the evacuation. of the communities that may be affected.
For this possible evacuation there are 42 routes, which are already established.
Of these evacuation routes, 10 are in Puebla, 20 in the State of Mexico, seven in Tlaxcala and five in Morelos.
It is estimated that up to 127,114 people from 51 communities in the states of Puebla, the State of Mexico, Tlaxcala and Morelos will be able to move through these and which were considered as “population at risk”.
As part of the prevention phase, the Joint Task Force Popocatépetl will carry out a drill starting at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 22.
This event, part of the Approved Operational Plan of the Popocatépetl Volcano, will take place in the community of Santiago Xalitzintla and civil protection authorities of the three levels of Government will participate.
The staff will review the evacuation routes, action protocols to carry out the evacuation and the protection of people in shelters, establishment of Collection Centers and location of sanitary facilities.
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