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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Heavy rain turns Tijuana asylum seeker camp to mud |
| 2018-12-01 |
| [Al Jazeera] As heavy downpours Thursday night flooded the already unsanitary encampment in Tijuana's northern side where thousands of Central American asylum seekers are being housed, authorities began moving small groups to a new government-run indoor shelter, 20km east of the US-Mexico border. A total of 700 out of the 6,000 people sheltered at the Benito Juarez sports complex were transported in buses to the new facility. Buses arrived on Friday morning to transport others, but many expressed scepticism due to the distance the new shelter is from the border. The rain had turned most of the camp to mud, flooded tents and forced some Living conditions for Mirna Contreras was sitting in her tent waiting out the rain on Thursday afternoon. She said she was sad because she didn't have enough money to rent a room in a local hotel. "My tent is slowly flooding. It's really cold at night and I have a bad cold," she told Al Jazeera. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Today's Spanish Phrase: Mi hermana tiene pulgas - My sister has fleas |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-12-01 22:59 |
| #10 more light rain tonight and dropping temps to the 40's The horror. The horror . |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-01 17:16 |
| #9 ...a clearer visual. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-01 16:04 |
| #8 Welcome to the field boys and girls. Some of America's finest get to do that all too often. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-01 16:01 |
| #7 If an invading army finds the weather inconvenient then I am grateful for the weather. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-12-01 14:27 |
| #6 She travels north during winter and is surprised it's cold? They were promised there would be no wait at the border. Much to everyone’s shock, not only must they wait indefinitely, but the wait is becoming increasingly uncomfortable, accompanied by the concern that ultimately almost all of their asylum requests will be rejected. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-12-01 11:59 |
| #5 She travels north during winter and is surprised it's cold? Lady, it just keeps getting colder the farther you go. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-12-01 09:21 |
| #4 "He'll soon be gone" or at least that's what I've heard everyday from the left since his inauguration. The conjuring effect of TDS. There must be something they could take for it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-12-01 07:50 |
| #3 He alone caused Global Warming, you know. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-12-01 07:34 |
| #2 More specifically, Frank, it's Trump's fault. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-12-01 07:33 |
| #1 Light rain again overnight. Must be the US's fault |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-01 06:35 |
