Soriana roof collapse in Mexico leaves one person injured and 200 people evicted

The Benito Juárez mayor‘s office reported that, after the collapse of part of the roof of a supermarket,  located on Av. Revolución y Patriotismo, Colonia Mixcoac, due to heavy rains and hail, 200 people were evacuated and one more had to be transferred to the Red Cross for a broken clavicle .

It should be noted that Mayor Santiago Taboada pointed out that the person was injured after a fall when leaving the store.

“We got to the point, at Soriana de Mixcoac, unfortunately, a quarter of the store’s structure collapsed due to a large amount of hail that occurred during the minutes of this rain, coupled with the fact that part of the compensating machines was also in the roof part. We arrived, practically the first to respond, the mayor’s office arrived from the first minute,” the mayor reported.

He explained that there is no report of any person trapped and that the Urban Services team of Blinder BJ and Civil Protection are attending, not only in this area but also visited several points in the mayor’s office “because this intermittent hail did cause puddles and some streets with greater complications”.

He stressed that the emergency bodies of the demarcation continue to work in the area, in coordination with the Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) of the CDMX, for which the neighbors are urged to take precautions and avoid circulation in the periphery.

Effects due to intense rains and hail

In the face of heavy rains and intense hailstorms, the Álvaro Obregón Mayor’s Office, through the Directorate of Civil Protection and High-Risk Areas, reported that part of the roof of the Santa María Nonoalco Market and the roofs of seven more houses were demolished. They also present floods in the area of ​​Antigua Vía La Venta.

In addition, on Santa Lucía Avenue, between Shilpa and Girardón, up to half a meter of hail is recorded; the detachment of a canvas on the soccer field; the fall of a candle in the Alfonso XIII Park; while on the Periférico side there are also serious damages due to hail, from San Antonio to Barranca del Muerto.

“Fortunately, no injured people were registered and it was not necessary to evacuate anyone. City hall staff will continue to monitor and attend to any report,” he said in an information card.