Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities
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Panama's government declared a state of emergency on Saturday following two earthquakes measuring magnitude 7.7 and 6.6 that toppled buildings and prompted evacuations across all 10 provinces and two Indigenous territories. Seismologists recorded over 100 aftershocks reaching up to magnitude 5.8, while officials reported 27 injuries and widespread damage to homes, schools, healthcare facilities, roads, and hotels, concentrated largely in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera, Cocle, and Los Santos.
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