Report: ‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities

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More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5.8 recorded following two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations Panama’s government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours. The report also notes that Officials did not attribute any deaths to Friday’s 7.7- and 6.6-magnitude earthquakes, but reported damages in all 10 of Panama’s provinces and two Indigenous territories.

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