The earth in Mexico has trembled again. Exactly 35 years after the worst earthquake ever suffered by Mexico, the centre and south of the country have been shaken by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale . The death toll has now risen to 248.
Chaos and confusion have taken hold in Mexico. Dozens of buildings and infrastructure have collapsed. In many areas, electricity and internet access have been interrupted, preventing those affected from letting their families and friends know that they are safe.
New technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the face of this type of natural disaster . Earthquake warning applications such as Alerta Sísmica DF or SkyAlert were already known , but innovations have become increasingly sophisticated.
Google is the search giant. And yes, it also serves to find people . The technology company has a large amount of data about its users and other applications. Through this, they have developed an app that is activated in these types of emergencies, as explained in El Confidencial .
Through this application we can locate acquaintances, relatives or friends who argentina phone number are near an area close to the disaster. In the case of the earthquake in Mexico, they have also launched Google Trusted Contacts , which provides more detailed information about the people who are affected and their relatives and friends.
The wave of attacks that has shaken Europe in recent times has made Facebook's Safety Check function sadly popular . A very useful system in the event of catastrophes such as the one that occurred in Mexico, which allows us to inform the social network that we are safe.
But the technology goes much further. As reported by the aforementioned newspaper, OpenStreetMapMx has launched a map of Mexico City divided into grids to identify all the buildings that have been affected by the earthquake .