While the drought and water problem in Mexico reached serious dimensions, NASA photographed the problems in the country with the photographs it took from space. Satellite photos taken on July 20, 2015 and July 7, 2022 of the Cerro Prieto Dam in the state of Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico have worried many. Because the photos showed that the water level in the dam had dropped to its lowest level ever. NASA reported that the drought in Mexico in recent years has now negatively affected more than 21 million people.
INFLUENCED AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM SECTORS
Emphasizing that the drought in Mexico is most effective in the northern states of the US border, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, NASA said that agriculture and industry in the city of Monterrey, which is the capital of Nuevo Leon state and provides its water needs from the Cerro Prieto Dam, which is about to disappear, and tourism sectors have been hit hard, he said. The metropolitan area of Monterrey is Mexico’s second largest metropolitan area with a population of over 5 million 341 thousand.
ALLEGED OF FORMER GOVERNOR’S CORRUPTION
Nuevo Leon State Governor Samuel Garcia, who made a statement after NASA shared satellite photos of the Cerro Prieto Dam, claimed that the problems were caused by the corruption of the former governor. Despite the start of the rainy season in the country, the lack of sufficient rainfall in the region causes hopelessness in solving the water and drought problem. (UAV)