‘Dangerous’ levee breaches remain after halt in border wall construction

As hurricane season approaches, officials in deep South Texas are increasingly worried about breaches in the levee system that were created to facilitate border-wall construction, which the Biden administration has since halted.

There are at least four breaches in the levee system that protects this low-lying area in Hidalgo County from flooding, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez said on Wednesday morning, standing at the base of a mammoth break in the 25-foot-tall dirt levee.

The levee was built under the 2006 Safe Fence Act to protect this delta region from Rio Grande flooding. However, the dirt levee also had been the staging ground for former President Donald Trump’s border wall, and as construction amped up during his presidency, modifications and cuts to the wall, such as this, were implemented.

But when President Joe Biden took over on Jan. 21, he put an immediate all-stop to border wall construction, and now areas, such as this one, are left vulnerable, Cortez said.

“They just walked away from here,” Cortez said. “We hope they pay attention. This is a critical and dangerous situation for us.”

This particular breach is literally large enough to drive a truck through, and that’s what this “cut” was used for during construction of the border wall.

Just a mile to the east, there is another massive break that allowed crews to get heavy equipment and 16-wheelers in and out of the area...

...these four breaks pose a significant threat to public health as the June 1 start of hurricane season quickly approaches...

...the sudden work stoppage has complicated the situation as most contractors were given just 48 hours to wrap up and tidy up their construction zones, most of which still have heavy equipment and border wall panels lying around.

The interests of the Party took unquestioned precedence, over the lives of the people.

I will never forget the photo on day one of his stolen Oval Office with a foot high stack of E.O.s. A child of 10 years would know he didn't have the time to review/approve all those directives.

The incredible incompetence of Biden: "Uh, what am I signing?"

2 posted on 04/15/2021 10:09:15 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021 under Biteme.)

And just watch the bastards blame it on Trump! Sweet Jesus how I hate these Democommies!

3 posted on 04/15/2021 10:09:40 AM PDT by donozark (Awaiting the arrival of Biden's Black Marias...)

4 posted on 04/15/2021 10:26:49 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Pathetic Pierre Delecto, the Pestiferous Potentate of Enchanted Chones.)

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