A rockslide closed the historic four-mile long, 64-feet wide Corinth Canal in Greece, which serves as a major shortcut from Southern Italy to the Eastern Mediterranean. About 11,000 commercial and recreational vessels use the canal every year. The Greek Shipping Ministry estimates the canal may be closed for about 15 days.
The problem started after heavy rains when rocks and mud tumbled from the canal’s steep sides into the water. The canal was first opened in 1893 and saves a 434-mile trip around the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Read more:
