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President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the works to prevent flooding in the Eastern Zone of the State of Mexico are 90% complete. They will be ready in a maximum of 15 days, just before the peak of the rainy season.

Sheinbaum highlighted the effectiveness of the work. Four of the six projects are already operating and have reduced impact times. For example, after recent rains in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, the system evacuated a body of water in approximately an hour and a half.

Budget and key works

The director of Conagua, Efraín Morales, explained that 2.2 billion pesos of a national budget of 11.2 billion pesos are spent in the region that includes La Paz, Nezahualcóyotl and Iztapalapa.

Among the completed works are the expansion of the El Salado Lagoon (from 300 thousand to 400 thousand cubic meters), the Teotongo Collector, the Carmelo Pérez Collector and the Cárcamo de Xochiaca, which increased its pumping capacity to 16 thousand liters per second.

The pending works for the next two weeks are the Los Pinos Collector (88%) and the expansion of the Churubusco Lagoon channels (85%).

In addition, construction of the Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias Collector continues to resolve historical flooding in Chalco and Valle de Chalco. The microtunneling maneuvers have already advanced 3 kilometers and are expected to conclude in October.

Advance in credentialing for the new health system

President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the credentialing process for the Universal Health Service is advancing. More than 1.2 million older adults have already registered.

The program is scheduled to begin in January of next year. “It starts next year. There are more than one million 200 thousand older adults who have registered,” said the president during her morning conference.

Sheinbaum explained that the objective is that those who register can receive care at any IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS Bienestar health center. Regardless of your current entitlement.

“Remember that we started with adults and older adults in the credentialing of the Universal Health Service and it is moving forward. In January this possibility of being able to share services in the three main health institutes would begin,” he said from the National Palace.

The federal government seeks to guarantee universal access to medical services. The first phase focuses on the population aged 65 and over. Authorities hope to expand coverage gradually.

Accident on the Los Cabos highway

Three people lost their lives and 17 were injured after a crash between a bus transporting hotel employees and a private car on the transpeninsular highway. The incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. in the vicinity of Santa Anita, in San José del Cabo.

Emergency corporations from the three levels of government went to the scene. San José del Cabo firefighters found the bus overturned and a white vehicle with severe damage.

The injured were transferred to different hospitals in San José del Cabo. Of them, two are reported in serious condition (code red), and the rest are receiving treatment for various injuries. This was reported by Alberto Rentería Santana, general secretary of the City Council.

The stretch of road remained closed for several hours; The rescue efforts lasted until midnight. Municipal Civil Protection, Public Security, Mexican Red Cross, Firefighters and Navy participated.

So far, authorities have not determined the causes of the accident. The investigation was carried out by the Public Ministry, which carried out expert reports to clarify the facts and determine responsibilities.