In high winds of 37 MPH.
37 MPH? Good thing they didn't build it here in Kansas, it wouldn't have lasted a week.
Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side - CNNPolitics
Give us a break. It was a section they were still working on, it wasnt even finished. You could see in the video they hadnt poured concrete in the trench yet. Obviously the construction crew was caught off guard by the high winds.
From the linked article,
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.
Also remember this is a rush job. Honestly, a 37 or 40 mph is enough to shut crane work down. I know when I was in the plants of wind was frequently gusting we had to clean up and come down. Honestly, as fast is this is going up I'm surprised there have t been more incidents like this.
