Unnerved Panamanians sleep in streets as aftershocks rattle quake-hit towns
LA VILLA DE LOS SANTOS, Panama (AP) — Unnerved residents of rural Panama awoke Saturday on the streets as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook their communities for hours.
TL;DR
- Two powerful earthquakes (7.7 and 6.6 magnitude) struck Panama.
- The earthquakes caused buildings to topple near the epicenter.
- Dozens of aftershocks, some measuring above 5.0 magnitude, occurred.
- Residents in rural Panama were unnerved and spent time on the streets due to the tremors.
- Evacuations were prompted across the Central American country.