Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
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CanadaOttawa is nuanced in its assessment of the Panamanian earthquake: Canadian media highlights real material damage but notes the absence, in the initial hours, of deaths and injuries, unlike the deadly tremors in Venezuela and Colombia.
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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.
- Canada
Reassuring
CBC places in a secondary title the absence of widespread destruction while the toll was still provisional.
Regional comparison
the Globe and Mail links the images of damage to the recent deadly earthquakes in the region.
What the account puts first
BrazilExplanatory and comparative
the text highlights the historical scale of earthquakes rather than the situation of the disaster victims.
- Canada
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Brazil onlyBrazilReliance on agencies
local testimonies come mostly from international agency dispatches, with few Panamanian media outlets being quoted directly.