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The head of government, Clara Brugada, also warns that the worst of the rains in Mexico City is yet to come and urged the population to remain alert and informed at all times. She said so. We are halfway through the season and the strongest part is coming, which is generally August and September, and I think September is worse, right? than August, or between August and September historically are the most difficult months. So, well, yes, already uh uh with this, we have to continue making a call to the population to be very attentive to the calls. Uh, remember the different alert levels we have in the city. 8 in the morning with 12 minutes, time to cover the actions carried out by the authorities in response to the floods in the capital of the country and what is to come. We greet José Mario Esparza by phone, he is the head of the Secretariat of Integral Water Management of the capital of the country. Secretary, good morning. How are you? Good morning. Thank you for attending the communication of Horizonte H this morning here on Heraldo Televisión. What is the report we have at this hour? When it is 8:12, central time. Secretary, well, yesterday night was another very active night in terms of rain, only now the intensity started in the early morning, around 2 or 3 in the morning the main rains occurred, affecting the Gustavo Madero mayor's office, mainly, and some Carranza. Uh, they were not as intense as the day before yesterday. Uh, the day before yesterday was a lot of water in a very short time. Today it was a lot of water, but in a little more time. That is the main difference. But in volume, it was more than the day before yesterday. As of the report. The volume of rain uh is reported as 32.5 million cubic meters of rain in Mexico City and at the metropolitan area level, that is, considering Mexico City and part of the State of Mexico in the metropolitan area, 73.9 million cubic meters, which is what it rained uh last night and early this morning. Well, so it was a very, very abundant rain. Agreed? What is coming for the next few hours? Taking into account the warning and the next few days, taking into account the warning from the head of government, secretary, well, the National Meteorological Service indicates that it will be raining all week, rains around 20 to 50 millimeters, uh, and possibly by Thursday or Friday it will be a bit more. So, we must be very attentive to civil protection notices, to alerts, to the forecast, and for any situation, you can also call the water line, which is the H2O line, number asterisk 426, which handles any situation regarding water. Now, the head of government also mentions that September uh practically the worst is yet to come in terms of rain in September. For what reason, secretary? What information is there? Well, September is part of the rainy season. August is the month that statistically, according to rainfall records, has the most rain. September also continues to be among the months with the most rainfall. Uh, and we also remember that on October 5th of last year, there was also a very heavy rain in Xochimilco. So, in general, throughout the rainy season, we must be very, very attentive. What do we do with such a quantity of water in such a short time? We are talking about infrastructure, secretary. Uh, it must be recognized that the capacity of hydraulic infrastructure in the capital is overwhelmed. How are things? The infrastructure is designed based on ordinary maximum rainfall and has the capacity to contain that. What is happening now are extraordinary rains, that is, rains that are outside the norm, so to speak. So, another factor is the garbage. Of course. So, it adds up that these are the biggest rains in history or in recent decades, plus the large amount of garbage that unfortunately continues to be present, well, it can present somewhat complex situations, but well, we are with the Tlaloque Cooperative, we are strengthened with more equipment that has been acquired and more equipment is coming. More equipment is coming. Yes, we have the largest strengthening in history, and we are facing the largest rains in history. Well, so it is a great challenge, but we are facing it. We have to be, as citizens, secretary, we have to be above that challenge. Now, what about the announcement in the Gazette that includes a budget of 7,000 million pesos for the work from September 1st to October 15th in relation to the tender for the rehabilitation of measurement and telemetry stations for the exit of the Eastern Emitter Tunnel? they are uh subject to checking exactly which one you are referring to because I mean, we have hundreds of actions this year, but they are part of the maintenance and rehabilitation of the drainage system. Correct. Well. Well, we will be very attentive to what is coming and all of this to point it out and for you to be able to uh comment on it. Secretary, all of this that we are seeing, the most intense rains of this year 2025 have a root cause which is climate change. Yes, I mean, there is a debate about that, but well, I am one of those who believes that it is partly due to the effects of climate change. Uh, the effects are considered to be that the weather is more extreme, right? the most intense rainy seasons, the longest droughts, the coldest winters, and the hottest summers. That is what has been happening, although well, there is a debate there on the subject, but I personally consider that it is part of climate change. Well, agreed. Well, so we will be attentive. Thank you, secretary, for being with us. You're welcome. Be very well. Greetings, Secretary Esparza, the Secretary of Integral Water Management of the capital of the country. Very well. [Music]