Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
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UruguayMontevideo is gauging the Panamanian earthquake in terms of diplomatic solidarity and protection of its nationals: Orsi's call to Mulino, consular emergency numbers, no Uruguayans affected.
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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.
- Uruguay
Consular
the narrative prioritizes the situation of Uruguayan nationals over the Panamanian damage.
What the account puts first
BrazilExplanatory and comparative
the text highlights the historical scale of earthquakes rather than the situation of the disaster victims.
- Uruguay
Reliance on agencies
the eyewitness accounts come from republished dispatches, not original reporting.
What it leans on
BrazilReliance on agencies
local testimonies come mostly from international agency dispatches, with few Panamanian media outlets being quoted directly.