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”Otra maravilla que me permite mi trabajo”
”Another wonder that my job allows me to see”
— Worker narrating video as the Panama Canal mitigates flooding from Hurricane Otto
This is the spectacular moment all 14 doors of the Panama Canal dam are opened, to mitigate flooding caused by Hurricane Otto.
The dam is on Lake Gatun, an artificial lake to the south of the port city of Colon on the Caribbean sea.
It has been opened to prevent the canal and surrounding villages from flooding and is the first time in four years that the 14 doors have been opened at the same time.
The equivalent of two Olympic-sized swimming pools of water pour through the gates every second.