“It’s really absurd”: criticism of the insensitive cumbia del socavón in Puebla

the chasm from Puebla he already has cumbia, played by the Sin Razzon Group. The song premiered on June 1, days after it began reporting a five-meter sinkhole, which is said to gradually increase in size, although it has been criticized by many, mocking the plight of those living in the damaged area. .

After the end of May, it was reported that a chasm in the community of Santa Maria Zacatepec, Puebla, the Sin Razzon Group created and released cumbia by the shipwreck. However, he received a lot of criticism for making fun of the family’s misfortune.

Currently, the song already exceeds 100,000 visits on YouTube and Rogelio Martínez, director of the group, expressed for New, Puebla, “There was a land subsidence, we call it a chasm, and since we are dedicated to music, we thought it was a good idea to make our beautiful city known for its musical side. “

But the comments on YouTube opposed it to make fun of the misfortune experienced by those close to the house: “Like when a pit is made in Puebla. Everyone, with such great misfortune that the family will lose their house, Los poblanos: let’s make a cumbia ”; “What would the family of the house on the verge of collapse say about this shit video. Respect”, “I hope what you earn in this video will give back to the family”; going on with that, it’s really absurd. “

For its part, composer Armando Martínez, the manager’s brother, commented on his success on social networks which “Making sound music for us has been very important because it is the platform that has opened many doors for us. The influence is jungle, it’s very dancing, catchy music and that’s where we focus, we really wouldn’t like to sound like a band. “

the Sin Razzon Group, was formed three years ago, which is made up of 11 musicians and they aspire to create a unique sound, something special that sets them apart from others in the genre of cumbia.

And the Socavón?

Since the end of May 2021, residents of the community of Santa Maria Zacatepec, Puebla, they started to report a huge chasm which had just been formed. What began as a five-meter sag, would soon begin to reach 100 meters in diameter and 20 meters in depth, in a growing area, in addition to starting to fill with water.

The farmland where the sinkhole formed was the same as where the family home is located. Sanchez Xalamiahua, who saw how their house, where it was just a year before moving, has deteriorated due to the phenomenon. It first “swallowed” a fence, and is now in danger of collapsing.

With the publication of the sinkhole reports, neighbors and residents of neighboring areas came to the scene to check if it was true and if it was the size they were saying in the media. Over the days, they came to see the phenomenon as a tourist attraction, traders took advantage of to tourists to transport your products. Even one of Puebla’s public transportations already has a way out to the abyss.

To prevent more people from approaching the area, it was cordoned off by the army and elements of the National Guard. Despite the measure, families continue to come to observe the hole, while sharing a snack with the traders.

In front of the curiosity of the inhabitants, Civil protection explained via his Twitter that a chasm It is the sinking produced in the ground possibly due to the existence of an underground current.

And adds, “Anyone who is on the agricultural land of Zacatepec, not a tourist attractionnor a place to visit with your family ”.

48 hours of rain later

In the last 48 hours, the sinkhole has grown in size to reach 110 meters in length, while until June 4 the state government of Puebla had reported that it measured 83 and 97 meters, respectively in its minor and major axes. Likewise, they reported that it was because of the weekend rains the reason he increased his height.

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