Geologists map a pond near the Maceió district | New

Work began on Saturday, January 12, around 10 am, in Lagoa Mundaú, Maceió. Researchers from the Brazilian Geological Survey are trying to determine if there are any changes in soils at the bottom of the lagoon.

Mundaú Lagoon is located near the Pinheiro district, home to about 19,000 people. Nearly a year ago, residents were hit by cracks in the streets and inside houses.

"It is important to map the bottom of the lagoon in search of structures that can correlate the understanding of what is happening in the neighborhood of Pinheiro.We will therefore proceed to all the mapping of the morphology of the lagoon and search the structures, fractures and faults refer to the district of Pinheiro, "said researcher Ronaldo Gomes Bezerra.

There is still no specific date for the dissemination of studies to determine the causes of the sinking of the Pinheiro district. Researchers expect the first results to be presented in March.

Thursday (10), Jornal Nacional showed that a stealth report from the Geological Survey of Brazil recommended training residents to the need for an emergency evacuation of the neighborhood and the creation of escape routes. .

According to the document, it is also necessary to structure emergency public services, such as fire departments, ambulances, hospitals and helicopters, at the service of the population.

President Jair Bolsonaro, after an extraordinary meeting held on Friday (11), decided that the federal government "take the necessary measures to speed up the identification of the phenomenon and subsidize the proper referral of appropriate measures, to solve the problem ".

Although the causes of the sinking of the neighborhood are not discovered, the inhabitants remain frightened.