Panama Canal closed!

12:39 AM Sat 18 Dec 2010 GMT

'Panama Canal - life line between two oceans' . Click Here to view large photo

Never before has it happened! The Panama Canal, that lifeline between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean for thousands of ships a year as well as the cruising sailor, has had to be closed because of flooding. Ten people have been killed and about 1500 citizens had to be evacuated from their homes in some of the dozens of neighbourhoods that were also flooded. It is the greatest rain since the opening of the canal in 1914 to have hit Panama. While it is the first time flooding has caused closure, 21 years ago on ...

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by Nancy Knudsen