Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Poorly built retaining wall blamed for huge sinkhole

A massive sinkhole that swallowed a semi-trailer in Mexico City has been blamed on faulty design and construction.

The nine-meter-deep hole appeared late Saturday in Venustiano Carranza, swallowing the parked trailer and triggering the temporary suspension of construction work at a nearby mall.

Measuring 50 meters long and six meters wide, the sinkhole damaged sewer and water lines beneath Oceanía avenue.

The local Civil Protection office issued a stop-work order pending an investigation to determine the stability of the land and a proposal by the construction firm responsible to repair the damaged road and utilities.

It blamed the incident on the poor design and construction of a retaining wall, part of the Plaza Encuentro Oceanía shopping center.

The retaining wall failed after heavy rainfall on Saturday.

Source: El Universal (sp)

Aaron Ramsey and Halo

Saga of soccer star’s missing dog ‘Halo’ continues in San Miguel de Allende 

4
Aaron Ramsey, the first high-profile British soccer star in Liga MX, has been looking for his dog Halo since Oct. 10. Whether she's lost or stolen, dead or alive, he wants her back.
The logos of CIBanco, Intercam and Vector Casa de Bolsa

3 Mexican financial institutions cease operations after US money laundering claims

3
Four months after the U.S. Department of the Treasury made public its accusations against the banks Intercam and CIBanco and the brokerage firm Vector, all three of the financial institutions have ceased to operate in Mexico.  
A sanitation worker delivers aid in flood-stricken Veracruz, Mexico

Power fully restored to flood-hit communities, 70,000 homes to receive aid

0
President Sheinbaum gave special thanks on Friday to the 1,602 workers from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) who have restored power to 100% of the affected communities.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity