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
PortugalLisbon is tracking the aftermath of the Panamanian earthquake based on updates from the USGS and Civil Protection, noting the evacuations, damage to the central provinces, and the lifting of the tsunami alert.
What each one tells
opposition
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.
- Portugal
of the spared capital
the account reports the absence of damage in the capital, citing Civil Protection, without elaborating on the situation in the affected provinces.
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.