Strong winds gusting across Southern California have toppled several panels of a new barrier being installed along the U.S.-Mexico border, a newspaper reported. The U.S. Border Patrol said the panels fell into Mexican territory Wednesday about 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of San Diego where the border separates the U.S. city of Calexico and the Mexican city of Mexicali, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The 30-foot-tall (9.1-meter) panels had just been anchored in concrete that had not yet set when the gusts hit, the newspaper said. The panels fell onto a road. “Luckily, Mexican authorities responded quickly and were able to divert traffic from the nearby street,” said U.S. Border Patrol Agent Carlos Pitones. U.S. Customs and Border Protection was working to retrieve the panels from Mexico, the Union-Tribune said. View this post on Instagram A part of the new border wall between Calexico, CA and Mexicali, Mexico tipped over in the wind Wednesday afternoon, according to Mexicali police. Trees next to the wall have kept it from falling over entirely. No injuries or damages have been reported so far. A post shared by TheYeshivaWorld.com (@theyeshivaworld) on Jan 30, 2020 at 1:46pm PST (AP)
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