Sheinbaum regrets deaths during celebrations in Reforma

Advances in Housing for Wellbeing

Octavio Romero Oropeza, general director of Infonavit, reported that the federal government has delivered 98 housing complexes in the country. Of these, 34 are already sold out. During the morning conference of President Claudia Sheinbaum, the official detailed that this month 18 new subdivisions will open in different entities.

In Sinaloa, this Wednesday 96 homes were delivered in the Virreyes Infonavit Fractionation, located in Ahome. In this complex, 768 more units will be built, and 85% already have allocation. “So there are 100 left, a warning to all beneficiaries to hurry up,” said Romero Oropeza.

Growth in Sinaloa and other states

The goal in Sinaloa is 37 thousand homes. So far 20,700 have been built, and an additional 16,200 are projected in the coming months. The director of Infonavit asked the president to expand the state objective for this six-year term.

Edna Elena Vega Rangel, Secretary of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu), indicated that 29 projects of the Housing for Wellbeing program total 25,932 homes in process. Houses have been delivered in 18 entities, with “very good” results according to the official.

Francisco Javier Barrón Aguayo, Secretary of Welfare and Sustainable Development of Sinaloa, stated on behalf of the interim governor: “Today, 96 families receive the keys to their new home, a dignified home that is possible thanks to Wellbeing Housing.”

Call to the CDHCM

Amnesty International (AI) asked the Mexico City Human Rights Commission (CDHCM) to document and follow up on possible human rights violations that occurred during demonstrations by relatives of missing persons and search groups in the capital.

In a statement spread on social networks, the organization expressed its concern about the operations implemented by capital authorities during the mobilizations. He recalled that those who protest to demand truth, justice and the location of their loved ones exercise a right that the State must respect and guarantee.

AI pointed out that searching families daily face the disappearance of their loved ones, impunity and, in many cases, risks derived from their search efforts in different regions of the country.

Furthermore, it warned that responding to these demands with containment measures or disproportionate actions affects the exercise of fundamental rights linked to social protest and access to justice for victims and their families.

Finally, the organization expressed its rejection of any act of excessive force against protesters and urged the authorities of Mexico City to fully guarantee the rights to protest, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

The ‘Mole Mayor’ from Caracas

Mexican rescuer Héctor Méndez, known as the ‘Major Mole’, described the situation facing Venezuela after the recent earthquakes as “terrible.” In an interview, he compared the impact to the earthquakes in Türkiye in 2023.

“The magnitude of the disaster has exceeded local response capacity in some areas.”

Méndez coordinates three Azteca Topos teams deployed in critical areas: Palos Grandes (Chacao municipality), La Guaira and Playa Los Cocos. In Palos Grandes, buildings of more than 10 stories collapsed; Rescuers have recovered at least 20 remains of deceased people.

International aid on the way

Brigades from Brazil, Panama, Argentina and the United States join the search efforts. Méndez, with more than four decades of experience in more than 30 countries, recalled his work in the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City and in previous emergencies in Venezuela.

Preliminary reports indicate more than 1,700 deaths and about 3,000 injuries after the earthquakes of June 24. Teams continue to remove debris in search of survivors in different regions of the country.

Via: The Local Voice