PANAMA CANAL
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BY STORM. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
(jßprpirod this at 1.30 n.mD BALBOA (Canal Zone), Nov. 29. The Panama C-anal was closed to traffic early on Tuesday, as thirteen of the Gatun dam spillway gates stood open to let pass a torrent of flood water from the rampaging Chngres River. It was the first time in history that so many flood gates have been swung wide, only twelve having'been opened during the great flood of 1923. Officials said that the crest was
reached at 4 p.m. on Monday, but there ( is the possibility of a greater rise because of the stormy conditions on the Atlantic side continuing.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1932, Page 6
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112PANAMA CANAL Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1932, Page 6
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