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(56,582 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 08:55 AM Jan 2020

Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side

Source: CNN

Newly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of the border.

The area is part of an ongoing construction project to improve existing sections of the wall.

Agent Carlos Pitones of the Customs and Border Protection sector in El Centro, California, told CNN that the sections that gave way had recently been set in a new concrete foundation in Calexico, California. The concrete had not yet cured, according to Pitones, and the wall panels were unable to withstand the windy conditions.

The National Weather Service reports that winds in the area gusted as high as 37 mph Wednesday. Video from CNN affiliate KYMA shows the metal panels leaning against trees adjacent to a Mexicali, Mexico, street as the wind whips up dirt from the construction site on the other side of the border.

Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/us-border-wall-falls-over-high-winds/index.html



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Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side (Original Post) Recursion Jan 2020 OP
Fell over in only 37mph winds??? Squidly Jan 2020 #1
That was my first thought, too SnowCritter Jan 2020 #3
A beautiful giant hole in his beautiful wall. lagomorph777 Jan 2020 #18
Trump bragged about his expertise in building and construction. He oasis Jan 2020 #2
I noticed it is leaning to the left. Monsieur_Grumpe Jan 2020 #4
Bonjour, Monsieur Grumpe! Sugar Smack Jan 2020 #6
LOL but of course. even that wall is smarter than trump IcyPeas Jan 2020 #13
Hope Mexico sues drumpf for damages. lark Jan 2020 #5
Another example of goddam gringos violating Mexican territorial integrity. beastie boy Jan 2020 #7
New markets emerging in mexico... Maxheader Jan 2020 #8
"One thing I know is building walls, world class walls!" the Orange Shitgibbon. marble falls Jan 2020 #9
If it fell on their side, then BillyBobBrilliant Jan 2020 #10
Didn't Trump read "The Three Little Pigs"? Yavin4 Jan 2020 #11
Something there is that doesn't love a wall...Robert Frost was RIGHT!! Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #12
It could have fell on folks planning to climb over it. NCjack Jan 2020 #14
Mexico should charge the US exorbidant rates to clean up the mess. Nitram Jan 2020 #15
Trump's wall falls in the rain. keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #16
"no one thought there would be wind" KayF Jan 2020 #17
Its all fake wind! Squidly Jan 2020 #19

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
18. A beautiful giant hole in his beautiful wall.
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:19 PM
Jan 2020

Sheesh - so now border-crossers can put away their ladder and just bring a fan?

oasis

(49,152 posts)
2. Trump bragged about his expertise in building and construction. He
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 09:37 AM
Jan 2020

should have taken his sorry ass off the golf course and supervised.

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)
6. Bonjour, Monsieur Grumpe!
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 10:00 AM
Jan 2020

Welcome to DU.

This just makes me laugh. I love it that trump's Ozymandian Wall turned out to be so spindly!!

beastie boy

(9,063 posts)
7. Another example of goddam gringos violating Mexican territorial integrity.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 10:15 AM
Jan 2020

I think Mexico should build a wall to prevent US walls from entering Mexico illegally. And make America pay for it!

Maxheader

(4,366 posts)
8. New markets emerging in mexico...
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 10:15 AM
Jan 2020

First was ladders, then oxyi acetalyene torches and now.....

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Add few generators, ..

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
14. It could have fell on folks planning to climb over it.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:08 PM
Jan 2020

Then, we would be responsible for their medical treatment and convalescence.

Squidly

(783 posts)
19. Its all fake wind!
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 11:05 PM
Jan 2020

Mother nature is a hoax! They have been trying to blow my wall over since before I was elected!! Read the weather report!! It was a perfect forecast!!

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