Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
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BelgiumBrussels recounts the Panama earthquake through its victims: shocked witnesses, collapsed buildings and roads, rescue efforts underway in the center of the country.
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BrazilBrasĂlia is analyzing the Panamanian earthquake by the numbers: revised magnitude from 8.0 to 7.7, shallow depth, comparison to the largest earthquakes in history, and tsunami alert lifted.
- Belgium
by witnesses
the Francophone account prioritizes the testimony of affected individuals over institutional data.
What the account puts first
BrazilExplanatory and comparative
the text highlights the historical scale of earthquakes rather than the situation of the disaster victims.
- Belgium
Reliance on an agency
the text from La Libre Belgique is based on testimony and findings gathered by the AFP.
What it leans on
BrazilReliance on agencies
local testimonies come mostly from international agency dispatches, with few Panamanian media outlets being quoted directly.