Panama Canal dam is opened after deluge from Hurricane Otto

It's the first time in two years that all 14 sluices have opened on the canal.


The equivalent of two Olympic-sized swimming pools of water pour through the gates every second

It has been opened to avoid 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 - was a spectacular sight.

The torrent of water was thanks to Hurricane Otto, which lashed Panama this week, killing three people.

The dam is on Lake Gatun, an artificial lake to the south of the port city of Colon on the Caribbean sea.