Unnerved Panamanians sleep in streets as aftershocks rattle quake-hit towns

On Saturday in La Villa de Los Santos and rural areas of Panama, unnerved residents awoke on the streets after hours of aftershocks rattled their communities. The ongoing tremors followed two powerful earthquakes, measuring magnitudes of 7.7 and 6.6, that had previously roiled the country.

The initial twin earthquakes caused structural damage, specifically toppling buildings near the epicenter. The sustained aftershocks prompted residents to abandon their homes and spend the night outdoors out of fear of further collapses and instability.