It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature
Massive flooding earlier this year in Ojinaga (Chihuahua) and Presidio (Texas) was caused for the most part by the Great Wall of Texas having blocked the natural flow of the Rio Grande. Homeland Security thought it could over-ride every law in the country … they forgot the laws of Nature:
Homeland Security officials have decided to halt building three segments of the border fence in the Rio Grande Valley for this year, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said late Friday.
Concerns over the structure leading to more debris in the river and increasing the potential for flooding caused U.S. Customs and Border Protection to defer plans. The hydrology issues of building in the river’s flood plain had been highlighted by the International Boundary and Water Commission, Cuellar said.
The segments in Rio Grande City and Roma in Starr County and Los Ebanos in Hidalgo County add up to just more than 14 miles, Cuellar said.
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