Wind Blows Down Section Of Trump’s Border Wall

CNN reports:

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 shows the metal panels leaning against trees adjacent to a Mexicali, Mexico, street as the wind whips

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Portion of the new border wall in Calexico, California falls due to strong winds. pic.twitter.com/CDUUsulkAa

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