Weather damage closes key commercial US-Mexico border bridge
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2016 file photo, trucks travel on an overpassed to and from the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas. Mexican and U.S. customs authorities have closed this commercial crossing, the border’s busiest, after damaging rains and winds on Sunday, May 21, 2017, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
MEXICO CITY — Authorities have closed one of the busiest commercial crossings on the US-Mexico border after damaging rains and winds.
US Customs and Border Protection says in a statement that Sunday's weather caused power outages, flooding and structural damage at the World Trade Bridge between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Traffic is suspended pending further notice.
Images from the area show tractor trailers flipped on their sides and cosmetic damage to bridge facilities. Power was knocked out in several Mexican border cities.
The World Trade Bridge is exclusively for commercial traffic between the two countries. The US facility processes more than 12,000 cargo vehicles per day.
The National Weather Service says it is investigating whether there was a tornado. Commercial traffic is being rerouted to the Colombia-Solidarity bridge.
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