Panama Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 3; Government to Build First 300 Homes for Victims in Herrera
The death toll from Panama's October 9 strong earthquake has risen to three, the Latin American news agency (Agencia EFE) reported on October 31: an 86-year-old woman died on October 30 at the Ciudad de la Salud hospital in Panama City. She had been admitted on October 14, and Panama's Social Security Fund (CSS) reported her death.
The second victim was a 60-year-old woman whose death at the Luis "Chicho" Fábrega hospital in Santiago de Veraguas was confirmed by the Health Ministry on October 22; she had been injured during the post-quake evacuation.
The hardest-hit provinces are Los Santos, Veraguas, Herrera and Coclé. President José Raúl Mulino has announced that the government will first build 300 new homes in Herrera Province for affected families.
This is the latest in GSM's follow-up coverage of the earthquake; resettlement and reconstruction arrangements are still under way.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：巴拿马首都巴拿马城。摄影 Dronepicr，CC BY，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Panama City, capital of Panama. Photo by Dronepicr, CC BY, via Wikimedia Commons.
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