Moment pool collapses as Acapulco hit by landslides and floods in wake of Hurricane John

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @guardiannews
    @guardiannews  3 месяца назад +19

    Two die in mudslide as Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico ► www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/24/tropical-storm-john-mexico-flooding

    • @CatfishGumbo
      @CatfishGumbo 3 месяца назад +4

      Comments have been removed and accounts are being blocked.

    • @paul5540
      @paul5540 3 месяца назад

      Oh tip to come taste mex city water loss

  • @bealzibub4002
    @bealzibub4002 2 месяца назад +150

    Building pools that have massive amounts of weight with barely any foundation on sand sounds like a great idea

    • @ba-gg6jo
      @ba-gg6jo 2 месяца назад +6

      Sounds very Chinese.

    • @bengonzales1182
      @bengonzales1182 2 месяца назад

      Same thing they're doing in the mountains clearing out trees so they can build roads, the trees and their roots are what hold the ground together. Get rid of that, the ground will eventually give. Especially on mountains.

    • @hernanmoreira5455
      @hernanmoreira5455 2 месяца назад +1

      Muy acertada su observación, esa piscina tiene una capacidad de al menos 15 litros, mas el peso de la misma estructura, o sea que el peso debe rondar las 20 toneladas "flotando" en la misma nada.

    • @Ksgggg
      @Ksgggg 2 месяца назад

      ​@@ba-gg6joReally. You have never been to China.

    • @ba-gg6jo
      @ba-gg6jo 15 дней назад

      @@Ksgggg you don't have to go to Iceland to know it is cold.

  • @cory8837
    @cory8837 3 месяца назад +485

    You mean placing 150,000 pounds of water on a cliff was a bad idea?

    • @pablohassan6897
      @pablohassan6897 3 месяца назад +51

      More of a sand dune than a cliff I think, that was a lot of sand.

    • @afriendtoo6971
      @afriendtoo6971 3 месяца назад +27

      I didn't see any pilings. What could go wrong.

    • @leslieberwick7315
      @leslieberwick7315 3 месяца назад +19

      And don’t have strong building codes and standards😂

    • @regularjoe621
      @regularjoe621 3 месяца назад +10

      It had sand and bricks holding it 😩

    • @Bill-im6nt
      @Bill-im6nt 3 месяца назад +5

      @@leslieberwick7315 Come on! It's in Mexico. If you have ever been there, that one is a stable one for the area!

  • @lazylad8544
    @lazylad8544 3 месяца назад +289

    This is what happens when you cut all the trees down.

    • @TheAllMightyGodofCod
      @TheAllMightyGodofCod 3 месяца назад +40

      This is what happens when you build too close to the edge, on an unstable cliff.

    • @davebruneau6068
      @davebruneau6068 3 месяца назад +17

      and zero building codes...or laws

    • @pablohassan6897
      @pablohassan6897 3 месяца назад +2

      Oh, I'm sure everyone is rushing out to buy trees, then wait 20 years to start doing their job, to grow amongst the concrete holding everything together.....or, the house could've been built on a solid base, not an unstable hillside/sand dune.....

    • @jesusserrano8769
      @jesusserrano8769 3 месяца назад

      Buildings in mexico are A Lot stronger and well built than in Europe and rhe U.S., they are required to stand Earthquakes and other disasters, the problem is the flooding ceeates these landslides and even tho its reinforced ​@@davebruneau6068

    • @tom11zz884
      @tom11zz884 2 месяца назад +4

      True, Trees help absorb that water

  • @SootyHunt
    @SootyHunt 3 месяца назад +96

    House built on sand 😮

  • @mrxxbrian
    @mrxxbrian 3 месяца назад +208

    Yea, keep building homes on mountains, hills, and cliffs folks.

    • @SuperBajafresh
      @SuperBajafresh 3 месяца назад

      dummies

    • @jimthain8777
      @jimthain8777 3 месяца назад +24

      Building on rock is fairly safe.
      Building on soil like that is asking for trouble.

    • @belamoure
      @belamoure 3 месяца назад +5

      Money first consequences next. Typical.

    • @soupdrinker
      @soupdrinker 3 месяца назад +2

      Most of Mexico is mountainous or hilly

    • @belamoure
      @belamoure 3 месяца назад

      @@soupdrinker If Mexico would be a pancake it will reach Chili and some as a governor of the State of Oaxaca told me in 1988.

  • @JamieJobb
    @JamieJobb 3 месяца назад +62

    Too bad for anybody who lived below the slide ...

    • @yolakin8210
      @yolakin8210 3 месяца назад +6

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @dbyers3897
      @dbyers3897 2 месяца назад +2

      At least they have running water.

  • @vxxiii4160
    @vxxiii4160 3 месяца назад +22

    Acapulco just can't catch a break. Between recent increase in crime and now hit by two consecutive hurricanes I can only pray for its people. If you can donate to any NPO that helps disaster relief it would be very appreciated

  • @kevincrain7499
    @kevincrain7499 3 месяца назад +9

    Pray'res go out to all affected by this storm in lives lost and homes destroyed. I hope these people will be able to recover from this disaster.

  • @Dana-eq5nz
    @Dana-eq5nz 3 месяца назад +9

    I feel for the homeowners in the house below.

  • @cmnweb
    @cmnweb 3 месяца назад +26

    6 days of intense rain non stop, regards from Ixtapa, 4 hours north Acapulco.

  • @uraniavalenzuela1947
    @uraniavalenzuela1947 3 месяца назад +25

    I wish the drivers have a little respect for the people walking in the water

  • @heidern-black8834
    @heidern-black8834 3 месяца назад +25

    Aquí en el norte de Veracruz llueve bastante en temporada hasta 15 días pero casi no hay deslaves tal vez xq es tierra con piedra tepetate y laja resiste más,en el vídeo es arena más frágil .

  • @JoseLopez-s1i
    @JoseLopez-s1i 3 месяца назад +20

    La naturaleza recuperando lo que es suyo no hay más

  • @2nd_of_3
    @2nd_of_3 3 месяца назад +4

    That storm just sat there.. 🙏

  • @martinhumble
    @martinhumble 3 месяца назад +55

    Poor rich people. Thoughts and prayers

  • @Anonomush_oranges
    @Anonomush_oranges 3 месяца назад +10

    Poor engineering. Look at that loose soil.

  • @DavidLee-g1r
    @DavidLee-g1r 3 месяца назад +7

    Imagine swimming at the time

  • @RAMelloh-ij5sl
    @RAMelloh-ij5sl 3 месяца назад +15

    Looks a lot like NC and VA today. Disparaging finger pointers are pretty low. It seems this is the new normal. If it's not happening one place, it's happening at another, or at many places all at once. Race and nationality have nothing to do with this.

    • @margo3367
      @margo3367 3 месяца назад +6

      The lowest of lows to hit someone when they’re already down. People are really despicable. It’s rational, caring people like you that makes me have some hope for humanity. ❤✌️

    • @wcswood
      @wcswood 2 месяца назад +2

      Vermont has seen this two years in a row. Total devastation in half the state. Great article in Associated Press today about how this is the new normal due to man made climate change.

  • @LengendaryGuitar
    @LengendaryGuitar 3 месяца назад +4

    Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world

  • @elara2498
    @elara2498 3 месяца назад +2

    In India we had a big flash flood and landslide which washed away a city. A month ago

    • @Christoffski
      @Christoffski 2 месяца назад

      A whole city was washed away and it wasn't in the news? Shut up. 😂

    • @elara2498
      @elara2498 2 месяца назад

      @@Christoffski wayanad landslide

    • @Christoffski
      @Christoffski 2 месяца назад

      @@elara2498 There is no city called Wayanad. There were some small but beautiful villages in the region.

    • @cashewnuttel9054
      @cashewnuttel9054 2 месяца назад

      Is that city in the middle of the Indian ocean?

  • @martinH2837
    @martinH2837 2 месяца назад

    No es posible que haya construido en una ladera una alberca , como es que tienen permiso del ayuntamiento y por que ??

  • @JuanSernaG
    @JuanSernaG 2 месяца назад +1

    Tenian una alberca ahi, pareciera una colonia popular o de bajos recursos, extraño!?

  • @ommanomnom
    @ommanomnom 2 месяца назад +2

    This is why first world countries have building standards and health and safety regulations

  • @blancaceciliasuarezurbina7599
    @blancaceciliasuarezurbina7599 3 месяца назад +5

    Estuve en tres oportunidades en México,la última llegamos a Acapulco el mar es precioso las playas no tienen sargazo como en Cancun,nos alojamos en el hotel Elcano,vi las casas de famosos actores y actrices muy lindo todo.Siento mucho lo qué les sucedió con esos últimos huracanes.Fuerza México 🇲🇽 bendiciones desde Bogotá Colombia.

  • @keysigonzalez2847
    @keysigonzalez2847 2 месяца назад +1

    Q chimba d ingeniero q
    les hizo la piscina sostenido con arenita 😮
    gracias a Dios no había niños ahí
    😢
    🇨🇴👠

  • @mobilephil244
    @mobilephil244 2 месяца назад

    This would make a GREAT theme park ride.

  • @josemoliva5315
    @josemoliva5315 2 месяца назад

    No estaba edificada sobre roca, sino sobre arena.

  • @nowy5
    @nowy5 2 месяца назад +1

    Darling, we are absolutely secure, flood will never climb up to our house level.

  • @Mash333
    @Mash333 2 месяца назад

    10,000 tonnes of water on a sandy berm was a poor engineering decision.

  • @whosle
    @whosle 2 месяца назад +1

    It still looks swimmable

  • @mds7474
    @mds7474 2 месяца назад

    The constructor was a fcking genius 😂😂

  • @Eduardomontell1013
    @Eduardomontell1013 3 месяца назад +7

    Acapulco siempre ha Sido un feo lugar para vacaciones, fuí una vez , nunca volví!

    • @jessdetoledotoledo1300
      @jessdetoledotoledo1300 3 месяца назад +7

      A Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Weissmüller, John F. Kennedy, Michael Jackson les fascinaba ir allá a Acapulco. A nadie le importa que a un don nadie como tú no le guste. 😂😂😂

    • @Eduardomontell1013
      @Eduardomontell1013 3 месяца назад +9

      @@jessdetoledotoledo1300 éso fué hace millones de años, cuando Acapulco era un verdadero paraíso, ahora un feo lugar contaminado con submarinos en sus playas y gente corriente, así le pasará a Cancún !

    • @goldorakrak8939
      @goldorakrak8939 2 месяца назад

      @@Eduardomontell1013 Estoy de acuerdo contigo por Acapulco pero Cancun es diferente, La zona turística esta fuera de la ciudad. En Acapulco la zona turística histórica esta en la ciudad.

  • @acapulcoaventuradetectorte9248
    @acapulcoaventuradetectorte9248 3 месяца назад +8

    Hello from acapulco flood evrywere

  • @Burning_.
    @Burning_. 2 месяца назад

    ¿Pero cuánta agua había en la piscina? inundó incluso las calles.

  • @Emacosa
    @Emacosa 25 дней назад

    Landslides really scary times

  • @ceeemm1901
    @ceeemm1901 3 месяца назад +11

    You've heard of "Acapulco Gold", well that's "Acapulco Comedy Gold"....

    • @JosephKarthic
      @JosephKarthic 3 месяца назад

      I know Acapulco heat, a tv show in 90s 😅😅

    • @Larry_atta45
      @Larry_atta45 2 месяца назад

      Golden acapulco 🤪

  • @sanmil6436
    @sanmil6436 3 месяца назад +1

    MARANATHA

  • @jesusserrano8769
    @jesusserrano8769 3 месяца назад +7

    Now imagine if Mexico used the building systems of the u.s., the house will be long gone after the first wind hit it

    • @cashewnuttel9054
      @cashewnuttel9054 2 месяца назад +1

      Like that earthquake that hit mexico city in 1985?

  • @eldridge201
    @eldridge201 2 месяца назад +1

    Yes, let's stand 25 to 50 feet away because nothing else could possibly go wrong.

  • @peterjhpark4782
    @peterjhpark4782 3 месяца назад +2

    That looked expensive.😅

    • @ceeemm1901
      @ceeemm1901 3 месяца назад

      You don't buy pools in a Two Dollar Shop...

  • @Sabhoh
    @Sabhoh 3 месяца назад +1

    Omg they’re going loco down there!

  • @The_guy_on_the_internet
    @The_guy_on_the_internet 2 месяца назад

    That soil... house needed a more solid foundation... piles even

  • @miguelangelhernandezgonzal7430
    @miguelangelhernandezgonzal7430 2 месяца назад

    aquien se le encargó la colocación de una alberca en terreno arenoso no saco el estudio de suelos???????

  • @CharlesBliss84
    @CharlesBliss84 2 месяца назад

    At this rate it wont be long before there is a Hurricane John IX

  • @mco5634
    @mco5634 2 месяца назад

    Ay, MI ciudad!!!

  • @kalasatwater2224
    @kalasatwater2224 3 месяца назад +6

    They have a knack for building houses on unsteady places in that country

    • @buzz5969
      @buzz5969 3 месяца назад

      OSHA AND SAFETY REGULATIONS ARE NOT A HIGH PRIORITY IN ANY THIRD WORLD COUNTRY KIDS!

    • @edas1315
      @edas1315 3 месяца назад +7

      And ya´ll have a knack for shi tting on Mexico anytime you get the chance...

    • @chocon8818
      @chocon8818 3 месяца назад +7

      @@buzz5969 Should we show him the video of the collapse of the Condo building in first world Miami? Just to start. ?

    • @yourpadre10
      @yourpadre10 3 месяца назад +1

      Typical Comment from an Ignorant..

    • @Roughfacedgirl
      @Roughfacedgirl 3 месяца назад

      Condo prolly built by m3xican construction workers

  • @RodrigoRodriguez-ff8by
    @RodrigoRodriguez-ff8by 3 месяца назад +18

    Everyone has a comment ,,, to share ,, some are comedians . It’s bad . Lots of water .

    • @margo3367
      @margo3367 3 месяца назад +2

      “Comedians” is a diplomatic way of putting it. I would say a-holes! Anyway, hope you’re doing okay. Acapulco was hit very hard just last year. I bet you guys are exhausted from having to deal with yet another major storm. Take care, be safe. ✌️

  • @trout211
    @trout211 2 месяца назад

    You could actually do a Triple Lindy on the way down without any diving boards.

  • @rosalbagil2497
    @rosalbagil2497 2 месяца назад

    La imagen de la piscina cayendo es vieja. Abajo se ve la vida normal, como si nada.

  • @vickoperez512
    @vickoperez512 2 месяца назад

    yo quisiera saber quien fue el Q"genio " que se le ocurrio poner la picina en un acantilado ??????

  • @phuketprivateisland441
    @phuketprivateisland441 2 месяца назад

    I'm sure it passed building code with a stamp of approval...

  • @Barmaley80x
    @Barmaley80x 2 месяца назад

    На песке хорошо картофан сажать. Но здесь явно минус, работать на участке придется в полусогнутом состоянии.

  • @perfectionbox
    @perfectionbox 3 месяца назад

    Cleveland, having a swim: No no no no no!

  • @nowistime8070
    @nowistime8070 2 месяца назад

    yes it appears to be

  • @H0DLTHED0R
    @H0DLTHED0R 3 месяца назад +2

    Oh wow. Why do ppl continue to build on clifs and mountains?

    • @jasminelindros8923
      @jasminelindros8923 3 месяца назад

      Would you rather build in the valley bottoms and flood everything yearly?

  • @christopherwelch136
    @christopherwelch136 3 месяца назад

    Run!

  • @JohnD6280
    @JohnD6280 2 месяца назад

    Neil Diamond is not happy about this..

  • @larrywohlgemuth5948
    @larrywohlgemuth5948 2 месяца назад

    Actually the landslides were caused by building homes on ground with no substrate.

  • @coffeeisthepathtovictory1290
    @coffeeisthepathtovictory1290 3 месяца назад +1

    That is going to take millions to clean up.

    • @buzz5969
      @buzz5969 3 месяца назад

      Nobody will waste a peso on it.😊

  • @Carlos.78
    @Carlos.78 2 месяца назад

    Y se marchó...🌊👋🏼

  • @markanthonymartinez5679
    @markanthonymartinez5679 3 месяца назад +1

    Well, its mother nature's way of getting back from what was taken from it.

  • @Truthsearcherforever777
    @Truthsearcherforever777 3 месяца назад +23

    That’s why u don’t built houses in hills. Flat people flat. Say it with me Fffffffffffflllllaaaaaaaatt

    • @aaronaitken1374
      @aaronaitken1374 3 месяца назад

      Flat earth

    • @jimthain8777
      @jimthain8777 3 месяца назад +6

      You build on something that will give you a proper foundation.
      a pile of sand is not going to give anyone a firm foundation.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier 3 месяца назад

      My house was built on a hill, with a solid foundation made of lots of deep concrete pillars. Torrential rains every year and not a centimeter of movement. It’s been here for eighteen years and counting.

    • @Truthsearcherforever777
      @Truthsearcherforever777 3 месяца назад

      @@sergiosaunier yea 18yrs is to early. They go bad in 40+. U got 22 yrs left.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier 3 месяца назад

      @@Truthsearcherforever777 Don’t worry. House is already set on the terrain. I’m fine and will be for decades to come.

  • @slayorcs
    @slayorcs 3 месяца назад

    Some excellent switched on engineering there and responsible building approval.

  • @speedytypermananswers5551
    @speedytypermananswers5551 3 месяца назад

    Kramer: “its bubbly time jerry”

  • @richardthetroll6758
    @richardthetroll6758 2 месяца назад

    I would not be standing there 😮

  • @lynnec6325
    @lynnec6325 3 месяца назад

    Ohhh nooo.

  • @frankboff1260
    @frankboff1260 3 месяца назад

    I thought Acapulco was a mythical destination on The Love Boat lol

  • @Newbomb_Turks_Punch
    @Newbomb_Turks_Punch 3 месяца назад +2

    The world is falling apart

    • @cvn6555
      @cvn6555 2 месяца назад +1

      I think that this is all natural. There is just much more construction in places that were wisely avoided in the past.

    • @richardrubin1763
      @richardrubin1763 2 месяца назад

      Too many people on the planet. Too many living longer and using resources at a record pace.
      Capitalism has met its match.....nature.

    • @cvn6555
      @cvn6555 2 месяца назад

      @@richardrubin1763 The planet still has plenty of room for more people. We have been told so many times now that we would shortly run out of this or that but have always met the challenge with new technology or efficiencies. Humans are creative and adaptable, a big reason why we are the dominant species on Earth. Whatever new challenge arises, we'll solve that, too.

    • @arthur-1290
      @arthur-1290 2 месяца назад

      @@cvn6555with a war against ourselves?

    • @cvn6555
      @cvn6555 2 месяца назад +1

      @@arthur-1290 No, with innovation. Things like refrigeration, industrial farming and agriculture. Crop rotation and now regenerative farming. Technology used to increase and manage yields. Reliable transport and storage. Efficient distribution. Worldwide recycling and efforts to conserve energy and water. We are always inventing and using new ways to make life better, more efficient and more green.

  • @JC-ww7kp
    @JC-ww7kp 3 месяца назад +9

    😂😂😂😂 serves you all right , I only feel sorry for the people who lives on the lower hillside.

    • @belamoure
      @belamoure 3 месяца назад

      Los humildes , los cariñosos, los adorables. Los que dans su camisa para usted. Elles siempre vienen à la cola de todo, del bueno y del mejor pero siempre à la capeza de lo peor para el resto. Rezamos para un tantito de justicia en Acapulco.

  • @kaytaylor1855
    @kaytaylor1855 2 месяца назад

    Looks similar to the aftermath of cyclone Jasper, last year, in tropical north QUEENSLAND, AU. Many houses still in ruin.

  • @mirnanegron7304
    @mirnanegron7304 3 месяца назад

    Que triste y que difícil situación.
    Invirtiendo sobre arena y barranco, creo que fue una mala idea 😞.

  • @AhJodie
    @AhJodie 3 месяца назад

    Wow!

  • @luislah6104
    @luislah6104 2 месяца назад

    Una deficiente cimentación.

  • @MicoWilliams-i4d
    @MicoWilliams-i4d 2 месяца назад

    Collect as much rain as you can for drinking

  • @andreas7136
    @andreas7136 2 месяца назад

    0:13 This wasn‘t the place, to build a house.

  • @briangiller5253
    @briangiller5253 2 месяца назад

    Deep end just got a lot deeper.

  • @skeeterhawk7076
    @skeeterhawk7076 2 месяца назад

    Who knew sand was a bad building block!

  • @jamesfrench7299
    @jamesfrench7299 2 месяца назад

    Like their cars.

  • @GRamerDim
    @GRamerDim 3 месяца назад +2

    oh no, anyways...

  • @darrelldoran509
    @darrelldoran509 3 месяца назад

    I hate it when that happens

  • @A.C.00
    @A.C.00 3 месяца назад +7

    The jealousy prayers of the neighbors were finally answered.

  • @troysundt8406
    @troysundt8406 Месяц назад

    Yes well that is no bueno 😬

  • @anaquintero9841
    @anaquintero9841 3 месяца назад

    Parece que Diosito no quiere a Acapulco 😢

    • @chocon8818
      @chocon8818 3 месяца назад

      Parece que Diosito tampoco quiere al historico pueblo de Asheville , North Corolina que esta nadando en agua en este momento.

    • @anaquintero9841
      @anaquintero9841 3 месяца назад

      @@chocon8818 no da tregua la naturaleza, mientras el huracán embestía Acapulco, también sufrieron un sismo.

  • @EstherGuedez-t8j
    @EstherGuedez-t8j 3 месяца назад

    Méjico de mi alma. DIOS Santo 😢😮

  • @Barmaley80x
    @Barmaley80x 2 месяца назад

    Хороший был дом... Но природа безжалостна, если в чем то человек ошибся. В Японии сделали подземный резервуар, ёмкостью 500 футбольных полей для приема ливневых осадков. Видимо здесь тоже такое сделать не лишне.

  • @CebollinoPro
    @CebollinoPro 3 месяца назад +1

    y el soriana re tranqui 🤑👊

  • @mikemiller659
    @mikemiller659 3 месяца назад

    mexico pieced together

  • @МахирМеханик
    @МахирМеханик 2 месяца назад

    😂😂😂 классная идея! Я тоже сделаю бассейн у себя в квартире на 9 этаже жилого дома... 😂😂😂

  • @dougalexander7204
    @dougalexander7204 2 месяца назад

    Lookout below

  • @Yisus354
    @Yisus354 2 месяца назад

    yeah, they should not be there, but in their defense, was 1 month worth of rain in 6 days

  • @Kosmonooit
    @Kosmonooit 3 месяца назад

    Geotech was lacking

  • @АлександрРясов-и1о
    @АлександрРясов-и1о 2 месяца назад

    Нашли место для бассейна

  • @ThomasNappo
    @ThomasNappo 3 месяца назад

    Crazy weather

  • @davidm1599
    @davidm1599 3 месяца назад

    Yup! Don't see any Teslas driving around in that place!

  • @TheRumblewagon
    @TheRumblewagon 3 месяца назад +8

    Prepare for climate refugees.

    • @edas1315
      @edas1315 3 месяца назад

      What? dum*best comment so far.

    • @ceeemm1901
      @ceeemm1901 3 месяца назад

      @@edas1315 Nope, it was just edged out by yours....

  • @Skillee-g5m
    @Skillee-g5m 2 месяца назад

    Kendrick you watching ? You better .

  • @SeniorMoostacho
    @SeniorMoostacho 2 месяца назад

    Im No carpenter but those building walls looked a lil thin and Nothing seemed to be Supoorting anything, just built on top of Dirt, on the hill. . Yikes.

  • @Daniel-ne5ms
    @Daniel-ne5ms 2 месяца назад +1

    Acapulco Acapulcoaca
    Aaaaacaaaaapuuuulco
    Aaaaacaaaaapuuuulco

  • @viscourtroy
    @viscourtroy 2 месяца назад

    Some people are bad-heart would be so happy for this screen...