Panama Canal Closed for 1st Time in 21 Years

Gerald · 12-09-10, 02:59 PM

PANAMA CITY -- Flooding forced the closure of the Panama Canal Wednesday for the first time in 21 years and heavy rains were being blamed for at least eight deaths in the Central American country.

More than a thousand people in Panama were evacuated because of what authorities called historic flooding caused by record rainfall.

President Ricardo Martinelli said it was the first time the canal was closed because of weather since it opened in 1914.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12...st-time-years/

note:Published December 09, 2010

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Panama Canal Closed for 1st Time in 21 Years PANAMA CITY -- Flooding forced the closure of the Panama Canal Wednesday for the first time in 21 years and heavy rains were being blamed for at least eight deaths in the Central American country. More than a thousand people in Panama were evacuated because of what authorities called historic flooding caused by record rainfall. President Ricardo Martinelli said it was the first time the canal was closed because of weather since it opened in 1914. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12...st-time-years/ note:Published December 09, 2010 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie