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Buoys Washed Away in Rio Grande Flood | San Antonio News
Heavy rains in Eagle Pass, Texas, unleashed chaos as hundreds of federal buoys—meant to bolster border security—broke free from their staging area and were swept downstream by a swollen Rio Grande, exactly as some experts had warned. The incident, which drew crowds to the Mexican side of the river, exposed flaws in federal flood preparedness and reignited debate over the environmental and logistical risks of river barriers. While the state’s own buoy system held, federal officials now scramble to recover the lost buoys, as critics question whether the costly project was ever truly secure—or…
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