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Explaining the impact of the Suez Canal traffic jam

13:30 pm on 25 March 2021

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You may have heard about the massive traffic jam in the Suez Canal - caused by a giant container ship that has run aground.

The Suez Canal is a vital trade route connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, so we thought we'd get our Worldwatch presenter Perlina Lau in to explain what is going on and why the impact is so huge

Photo: AFP / Suez Canal Authority