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Iztapalapa Sinkhole Swallows Delivery Truck as Rains Force Metro Line A Cutback

Engineers traced the collapse to a subsidence‑damaged drainage collector, prompting immediate repair work.

Overview

  • The soft-drink truck was emptied and lifted out before dawn with a mobile crane, with firefighters, Protección Civil and alcaldía crews assisting, and no injuries reported.
  • SEGIAGUA measured the cavity at roughly 6.3 meters by 12 meters by 8 meters and identified about a 10-meter rupture in a 2.44-meter collector caused by ground settlement.
  • Crews sealed the opening to stabilize the site, began video inspection and topographic surveys, and deployed emergency pumps and specialized engineers to plan repairs.
  • SGIRPC issued a Red Alert for Iztapalapa as heavy rain triggered flooding at points including Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and the Puente de la Concordia.
  • STC limited Metro Line A service to PantitlánGuelatao with no trains to La Paz, while RTP runs shuttle buses between Guelatao and Santa Marta.