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Nogales Flood Tunnel Barrier In Mexican Territory
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The U.S. will have to tear down part of a barrier and gate it put up inside a flood tunnel in Nogales.

An international commission has ruled that it's located on the mexican side of the border..

The U.S. says it was a simple mistake.

Mexico claims the concrete barrier backed up flood-waters and led to about $8-million in damage from a storm on July 12.

The U.S. Border Patrol cut off about a foot and a half of the barrier after the flood, but the commission says about 7 more feet are encroaching on mexican soil.

The tunnel is used frequently by smugglers and illegal immigrants.