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More than 100 aftershocks rattle Panama as earthquake damage mounts

Honolulu Star-Advertiser and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened More than 100 aftershocks rattle Panama as earthquake damage mounts.
The headline split The Columbian (Vancouver WA) frames it as "More than 100 aftershocks rattle Panama as earthquake damage mounts". Honolulu Star-Advertiser frames it as "Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks from Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake".
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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Oct 11, 9:45 PM

More than 100 aftershocks rattle Panama as earthquake damage mounts

The toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake in Panama continued to mount Saturday, with authorities reporting at least 27 people injured, more than 400 buildings damaged and hundreds of coas...

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Oct 12, 12:22 AM

Fairfax-based rescue team joins Panama earthquake response

Members of Virginia Task Force 1 arrived within 18 hours of the disaster to help assess damage and support recovery efforts.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 11, 10:30 PM

Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks after 7.7-magnitude earthquake

No deaths have been reported, but at least 27 people were injured and nearly 900 homes have been damaged.

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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Oct 11, 10:26 PM

Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks from Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake

PANAMA CITY >> Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks following Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the country’s central provi...

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Oct 12, 12:22 AM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

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