Please refer to the attached file. KEY POINTS • More than 35, 000 people have been affected by the magnitude 7. 5 earthquake that struck the Azuero Peninsula and several other provinces on 9 October. • More than 5, 000 people remain in 126 temporary shelters, mostly in Veraguas. • Damage to homes remains extensive, with more than 2, 318 homes totally damaged and more than 6, 000 with partial or minor damaged. • Essential services are still disrupted, and schools in Los Santos, Herrera, Coclé and Veraguas remain closed. • Since 20 October, several affected districts in Veraguas and Los Santos have been under a yellow alert for heavy rain and landslide risk.
Panama: Earthquake in Azuero & Veraguas – Situation Report No. 06 (as of 21 October 2026, 13:30)
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