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Chas Newkey-Burden

Panama Canal: falling water levels threaten world trade

Drought in what should be the rainy season is leading to an expensive logjam in the vital waterway

More than 200 vessels are stuck waiting to pass through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important shipping routes, because of a dramatic fall in water levels.

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