vessels in transit through the canal Panama was suspended on Wednesday that the flood waters, the worst ever recorded, transit is impossible.17 hours of prolonged rain forced the closure, only the third time since the open channel there is the first time due to flooding and 96 years. System of civil protection of the Panama said Panama is on high alert and orders evacuation for more than 1,000 people in dozens of flooded neighborhoods.
Reopening on Thursday, operations are back to normal at this time and no cruise ship itineraries have been affected reports CruiseCritic.com
The canal is also closed in 1989 when the United States invaded Panama lay bad guy Manuel Noriega. In 1915 and 1916 landslides closed the channel, a few months after its opening.
In case you missed it in the class of history, Panama canal was built by United States from 1904 to 1914. It serves as a link between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean and manages more than 200 million metric tons of goods each year.
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