“Mamá, papá, estoy aquí”: cómo un niño sobrevivió bajo los escombros del sismo más fuerte que sacudió Panamá en años

Following a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Panama, a young boy was rescued from beneath the debris of his collapsed home in Soná. The child had been trapped under a bed and initially did not respond to his parents' calls before finally shouting, “Mamá, papá, estoy aquí”.

The seismic event completely reduced the family's dwelling to rubble, highlighting the destructive impact of the strongest earthquake to shake the country in years. Local family members carried out the immediate rescue efforts that saved the minor from the wreckage.