mexico unlikely to find more quake survivors emergency chief says
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Mexico unlikely to find more quake survivors, emergency chief says

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicleMexico unlikely to find more quake survivors, emergency chief says

Puente said in an interview, referring to 43 missing people being sought at four disaster sites in Mexico City.
Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

Mexico will search another three days beneath the rubble for possible survivors of the September 19 earthquake even though it is unlikely rescuers will find anyone alive, the country’s chief of emergency services said on Monday.
Luis Felipe Puente, coordinator of Mexico’s Civil Protection department, also told Reuters that the government has instructed prosecutors to investigate newly constructed buildings that collapsed in the quake for code violations, including a school where 19 children and seven adults died.
“I can say that at this time it would be unlikely to find someone alive,” Puente said in an interview, referring to 43 missing people being sought at four disaster sites in Mexico City.
The 7.1 magnitude quake struck one week ago, killing 326 people including 187 people in Mexico City, damaging 11,000 homes, of which about 1,500 will need to be demolished, Puente said.
About 10 percent of damaged buildings were constructed after strict building codes were enacted in the wake of the devastating 1985 earthquake that killed an estimated 10,000 people, Puente said, leading officials on Monday to instruct prosecutors to open investigations.
“The Mexico City mayor and the national government have already ordered judicial investigations to determine who was responsible for new construction that did not meet the requirements,” Puente said from Civil Protection headquarters, where a roomful of technicians monitored seismic activity and tropical storms on an array of screens.
A school that collapsed in southern Mexico City, killing 19 children and seven adults, will be among the subjects of the investigations, Puente said.
Officials who approved the school building, the construction company and the owner of the property all could be held accountable if any violations are discovered, Puente said.
The largest search and rescue effort was under way at an office building in the Roma section of Mexico City where 40 people may be buried, based on families who have reported their relatives missing, Puente said.
A person was believed missing at each of three other buildings in the capital where search operations are in progress, Puente said.
Dogs trained to pick up the scent of survivors have yet to find any signs of life at the search sites, he said.
Asked how mucher longer search and rescue operations would continue, Punete said, “As of today, we have agreed to another 72 hours.”

Source:Arabnews

 

themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

mexico unlikely to find more quake survivors emergency chief says mexico unlikely to find more quake survivors emergency chief says

 



Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

GMT 12:38 2017 Friday ,27 January

18 killed in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan

GMT 08:21 2017 Monday ,06 February

English Premier League results

GMT 05:14 2011 Tuesday ,06 December

The Function of Hezbollah’s Retreat

GMT 23:53 2014 Wednesday ,05 November

Malaysian mess

GMT 14:24 2014 Tuesday ,13 May

Colorful family home in Taiwan

GMT 09:06 2018 Saturday ,20 January

Macron boosts Merkel ahead of key coalition vote

GMT 07:07 2011 Sunday ,18 September

28th edition of France\'s Day

GMT 11:49 2012 Friday ,12 October

Morsi needs \'a fair chance\'

GMT 09:28 2017 Friday ,28 July

China Eastern Airlines to acquire 10%

GMT 08:28 2017 Friday ,29 December

Actress Shahira intends to return to her career

GMT 06:33 2017 Wednesday ,15 February

UN secretary-general visits KSRelief

GMT 06:25 2017 Sunday ,10 December

HRH Crown Prince condoles with Sultan Qaboos
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
 
 Themuslimchronicle Facebook,themuslimchronicle facebook  Themuslimchronicle Twitter,themuslimchronicle twitter Themuslimchronicle Rss,themuslimchronicle rss  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle