The so -called “black storm” keeps more than 7 states in Mexico in suspense that are preparing to receive the impact of this weather phenomenon that was compared to the rains that Hong Kong suffered at the beginning of the month.
The black storm today keeps everything alert Mexico. The concept, which adds to that of other phenomena such as hurricanes, typhoons and earthquakes that usually whip the coasts of that country, refers to the magnitude of the accumulated of expected rain for the time and equates its seriousness with the emergency phenomena called in the same way in Asia.
What is the Black storm? Experts Mexico They explain that the phenomenon is a consequence of the interaction of several weather systems: Mexican monzón, a vagueud thunderstorms and rains torrences with the possibility of sudden floods.
He National Meteorological Service (MSN) of Mexico He communicated that they are seven The states of Mexico that could experience rains of more than 100 millimeters in one day. Among the sites awaiting these rains are west of Durango, western Chiapas, the north and center of Nayarit, western Tabasco, southern Veracruz, the north and east of Oaxaca and the south of Sinaloa.
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In addition, showers and strong to very strong rains accompanied with electric shocks in the north and northeast of the country are foreseen; and with possible hail fall in the west and center of the territory of Mexico, predicting intense punctual rains in Jalisco and Colima. In the east and southern Mexico, meanwhile, intense specific rains are expected in Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco; as well as strong to very strong rains in Guerrero and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Black Storm, also in Asia
On August 5, the authorities of Hong Kong They issued the black storm signal, that is, the most serious in their notice system, after rains are recorded more than 70 millimeters per hour. The broadcast alert lasted until 3:00 p.m. At that time, the water in the largest hospital in the city reached the height of the ankles while the clinics announced that they would close their doors until it stopped raining.
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In total, More than 140 people were injured during the Black storm while school classes were suspended and all public administration offices were closed. Meanwhile, several urban areas were flooded, even preventing the circulation of trains and funicular. The drainage department deployed water pumps and dozens of rapid response equipment to contain the effects of the temporal.
The current phenomenon in Mexico was linked to Hong Kong directly by Mexican authorities. Indeed, the National Water Commission (Conagua) and local authorities marked the similarity between the records provided for Mexico and those of recent days in cities such as Hong Kong.
Source: Ambito
