More than 20 people were injured in the earthquake in Panama
More than 20 people were injured and hundreds of buildings were damaged.
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- An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in Panama.
- At least 27 people suffered minor injuries, more than 400 buildings were damaged and 300 people were evacuated.
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 was recorded in Panama with a source at a depth of 4 km.
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in Panama.
At least 27 people suffered minor injuries and more than 400 buildings were damaged, including 118 educational centers.
The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of four kilometers, the epicenter was 39 kilometers northwest of Tonosi.
MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. More than twenty people were injured as a result of an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 that occurred in Panama, EFE reports, citing data from the country's national civil protection system Sinaproc.
Sinaproc previously reported damage to infrastructure in different parts of the country, including roads, office buildings, homes, churches and commercial properties. In Cocles, the Dos Continentes Hotel partially collapsed, and churches and store facades were damaged. In Los Santos, damage was recorded to residential and government buildings, as well as two fire and police barracks.
"As a result of the earthquake... at least 27 people suffered minor injuries in Panama, 300 people were evacuated and more than 400 buildings were damaged, including... 118 educational centers," the agency said in a statement.
According to EFE, authorities have no information about possible casualties of the disaster.
Open Questions
- What is the final damage to the infrastructure?
- Has restoration work begun?
