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7.7-magnitude quake rocks Panama, triggers tsunami warning

Source: Hindustan Times — World · 3 days ago
7.7-magnitude quake rocks Panama, triggers tsunami warning
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Summary

A magnitude‑7.7 earthquake struck central Panama, causing buildings, bridges and roads to shake and collapse in several towns, prompting the temporary closure of Panama City’s international airport and the suspension of school classes nationwide. The tremor triggered a tsunami warning for Panama and alerts for other Latin‑American and South‑Pacific coasts, though shipping through the Panama Canal continued without interruption. Authorities urged calm while assessing damage and aftershocks continued to be recorded.

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A video widely shared on social media, which AFP could not verify, showed water falling from a pool at the top of a building of over 20 stories. Another showed a bridge over the Panama Canal shaking violently but remaining upright as vehicles travelled across it. "It was horrible, like nothing we ever experienced. My daughter was trapped in school.

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