Mexican Army intensify training for possible eruption of Popocatépetl

Mexican Army intensify training for possible eruption of Popocatpetl

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Mexican soldiers check their vehicles and equipment as they prepare for an emergency should there be an eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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The Colonel in charge of Popocatepetl Operation Center, Raul Pozos Cervantes, explains the development of the emergency operation and established routes for planned evacuations.

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Isometric map of Volcanoes Zone (foreground) Popocatepetl nearby towns or possible effects on the state of mexico (view from east to west).

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A soldier with a specialty in seismology monitors seismic variations (left screen) and the strategic cameras to monitor the activity of the Popocatépetl volcano (right screen).

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Evacuation route map, the Popocatepetl volcano in central red circle and more efficient evacuation routes for transporting affected.

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A military officer of the Mexican Army calls officers responsible for the "Plan Popocatepetl" to gather.

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Soldiers seen here as they attend the call to gather during a training exercise.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican soldiers check their vehicles and equipment as they prepare for an emergency should there be an eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers specializing in medicine and patrols waiting for instructions.

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The military officer responsible for planning and development communicate the state change and the reason for the call.

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Mexican army soldiers specializing in medicine and patrol waiting for instructions.

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Mexican army soldiers specializing in medicine and patrols waiting for instructions.

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Mexican army soldiers waiting for instructions.

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Mexican army soldiers specializing in medicine and patrol waiting for instructions. (Background).

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Officers communicate the reason for the call and the beginning the state of emergency.

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A Mexican soldier prepares and revises its vehicle and equipment.

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Mexican soldiers check their vehicles and equipment as they prepare for an emergency should there be an eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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Mexican army soldiers prepare their vehicles and equipment to population needs help in an emergency for eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano.

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After increased activity at Popocatepetl Volcano, the Mexican army has intensified the training of 602 soldiers who will spearhead operations to serve the needs of those living near to the volcano in the event of a possible eruption.

In case of volcanic eruption, the Mexican army will be among the institutions who will lead the institutional operation coordinated with the name "Plan Popocatepetl" which involves federal, state and localities closest to the volcano to evacuate
on a quick manner the villagers that could be affected.

602 officers will be spearhead in the organization of diverse troops that be integrated immediately to the various tasks assigned according to the dimension of the emergency and the needs of the population that could be affected by the natural phenomenon in the State of Mexico.

If necessary, the same procedure will be implemented by the army in the states of Puebla, Morelos, Tlaxcala and Mexico City, The colonel in charge of Popocatepetl Operation Center, Raul Pozos Cervantes, explained that each community have been assigned brigades of search, rescue and evacuation and will be responsible for the attention to the most vulnerable population.

Likewise indicate that the Volcano Monitoring Center is on the lookout for all the activity in the volcano, and are already the established evacuation routes more efficient.