Juan del Grijalva, Chiapas
Encyclopedia
Juan del Grijalva is a small village (approx. 416 inhabitantshttp://www.milenio.com/index.php/2007/11/06/143849/) in the Mexican state of Chiapas
. It is part of the Municipality of Ostuacán
and is located in the north end of the state on the banks of the Grijalva River
, between the Peñitas Dam
and the Malpaso Dam
.
On November 5, 2007 a landslide
from an adjacent hill fell on the Grijalva River, causing a wave
of 50 meters of height that struck the town and destroyed all its buildings.
17°21′51″N, 93°23′00″W
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
. It is part of the Municipality of Ostuacán
Ostuacán
Ostuacán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,026 . It covers an area of 946.4 km²....
and is located in the north end of the state on the banks of the Grijalva River
Grijalva River
Grijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River. is a 480 km long river in southeastern Mexico. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises in Chiapas highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of...
, between the Peñitas Dam
Peñitas Dam
The Peñitas Dam, also known as Ángel Albino Corzo, is a dam with a hydro-electric power station on the river Rio Grijalva, 83 km south west of the city of Villahermosa, lying in the municipality of Ostuacán in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico...
and the Malpaso Dam
Malpaso Dam
The Malpaso Dam is an embankment dam on the Grijalva River near Tecpatán in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam supports a hydroelectric power station containing 6 x 180 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 1,080 MW. The dam is tall and in length...
.
On November 5, 2007 a landslide
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
from an adjacent hill fell on the Grijalva River, causing a wave
Wave
In physics, a wave is a disturbance that travels through space and time, accompanied by the transfer of energy.Waves travel and the wave motion transfers energy from one point to another, often with no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium—that is, with little or no associated mass...
of 50 meters of height that struck the town and destroyed all its buildings.
17°21′51″N, 93°23′00″W
External links
- Mudslide adds to Mexico flood woes (BBC News)
- In pictures: Mexico landslide (BBC News)
- En Chiapas, una ola de 50 metros arrasa un pueblo (Milenio)