Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 54% of recent comparable stories
ItalyRome is closely monitoring the emergency in real time: the Italian press reports on damaged buildings, panic, and disrupted services, and assistance to nationals through the Farnesina.
What each one tells
opposition
BrazilBrasília 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.
- Italy
of the emergency
the narrative highlights panic and crowds in the street.
Omission of the toll
the articles stop at the absence of reported casualties in the first hours.
What the account puts first
BrazilExplanatory and comparative
the text highlights the historical scale of earthquakes rather than the situation of the disaster victims.
- Italy
Reliance on agencies
the facts come from AFP dispatches and local media reports.
What it leans on
BrazilReliance on agencies
local testimonies come mostly from international agency dispatches, with few Panamanian media outlets being quoted directly.