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Panama declares national emergency in response to M7.7 and M6.6 back-to-back earthquakes
Following two strong earthquakes occurring hours apart, Panama's government has declared a national emergency. All 10 provinces and 2 indigenous regions have reported damage, with at least 420 private homes and an equal number of public schools damaged, 27 people injured, and no deaths so far. Aftershocks have exceeded 100, and some remote communities remain cut off due to landslides and road damage. The United States has pledged US$5 million in aid and mobilized military helicopters to support
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsPanama 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warnings Across Latin America; Cross-Border Emergency Response Led by U.S. Meteorological System
According to Al Jazeera, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Panama's southern Pacific coast on October 9, with the epicenter located about 10 kilometers southwest of the remote community of Pitalosa Arriba. The U.S. National Weather Service issued tsunami warnings for Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, while Chile's Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service simultaneously issued its own warning. Latin America has already been hit by successive major earthquakes this year: a twi
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