Water shortages dog Panama Canal, 20 years after its transfer
By DW
01 January 2020 |
12:16 pm
The Panama Canal's handover from the United States 20 years ago has been marked in Panama amid water supply worries. Managers say less rainfall due to climate change has depleted the inter-ocean conduit's Gatun Lake.
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