#Latest news with #PanamanianFlagsWashington Post16-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostPlanned water reserve intended to ease shortages in the Panama Canal fuels river protestPANAMA CITY — Dozens of boats carrying around 200 people, mostly farmers waving Panamanian flags, traveled along the country's central Indio River on Friday to protest a planned reservoir in the Panama Canal intended to solve water shortages in the waterway that have threatened international trade flow. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says building the reservoir is the best way to provide an additional water source for over 2 million people in Panama City and to ensure the canal operates efficiently in the coming decades.
Washington Post16-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostPlanned water reserve intended to ease shortages in the Panama Canal fuels river protestPANAMA CITY — Dozens of boats carrying around 200 people, mostly farmers waving Panamanian flags, traveled along the country's central Indio River on Friday to protest a planned reservoir in the Panama Canal intended to solve water shortages in the waterway that have threatened international trade flow. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says building the reservoir is the best way to provide an additional water source for over 2 million people in Panama City and to ensure the canal operates efficiently in the coming decades.
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