Portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall partially fell along the California border on Wednesday as the barriers crumpled under stiff inland winds, officials say.
"High winds had impacted a handful of panels under construction yesterday afternoon," U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Ralph DeSio said in a statement to NBC News on Thursday.
"No property damage or injuries were sustained during this uncommon event while the concrete was drying and construction remains ongoing." The 30-foot panels buckled under gusts of 40 mph. Damaged panels had been replaced by Thursday, officials said. "The wall construction continues in the affected area," U.S. Customs and Border Protection Special Operations Supervisor Miguel Garcia said in another statement."Three of the seven panels that were impacted by the high winds yesterday have been redone."
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