Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
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this subject is more divergent than 54% of recent comparable stories
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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SwitzerlandBern is gauging the Panamanian earthquake by the numbers and the tsunami alert: revised magnitudes, threatened coastlines and then the threat lifted, before the damage assessment.
- 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
Switzerlandby alert
the narrative highlights the tsunami alert and magnitude revisions, before the damage.
Provisional toll
the articles note the absence of reported casualties in the first hours, without a consolidated assessment of the damage.