Earthquake Shakes Panama: What You Should Know
The aid package includes 20 search-and-rescue specialists and supplies for about 12,000 people, officials said.
- On Thursday, October 15, Panama began paying earthquake relief to local governments, allocating $10,000 to each district representative and $20,000 to each municipality for families affected by the October 9 earthquake.
- The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on Friday, October 9, damaging 1,744 homes and affecting 6,174 people, prompting President José Raúl Mulino to declare a national state of emergency on Saturday, October 10.
- Ambassador Kevin Marino Cabrera handed Panama's border police 17 cargo trucks worth $2.1 million on Tuesday, October 13, as Washington committed $5 million in total humanitarian aid to support recovery efforts.
- While public works officials confirmed that 20 inspected bridges in Veraguas remain usable, 3,696 people were staying in 45 shelters nationwide on Wednesday, October 14, as recovery efforts continue.
- Finance Minister Felipe Chapman confirmed the national deficit target remains at 3.5% of GDP, as tourism officials reported more than 90% of hotels are operating at 67% occupancy, signaling economic resilience.
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The secretary of the State Department, Rosachely Rivera Santana, said that Puerto Rico's aid to those affected by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that shook Panama a week ago will be channelled through the non-profit organization Caritas Puerto Rico.
Help keeps arriving for families displaced by Panama earthquake
After Panama's magnitude 7.5 and 6.6 earthquakes on Friday, hundreds of residents from a small Pacific island were forced to evacuate as seawater flooded their community. Displaced families are relying on donations while facing the potential loss of
Chitré (Panama), 15 Oct (EFE).- The hospital in the small city of Chitré, which serves as the head of the hospital to care for the rural areas of Panama affected by the powerful earthquake of magnitude 7,7 embraces the international humanitarian aid received this week to care mainly for pregnant and newborn babies. Medical personnel are now in tents [...] The entrance Hospitals of earthquake-affected areas in Panama embrace international aid was…
The government announced that 67 medical facilities were affected by the powerful earthquake
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