Day: October 13, 2026

More than 600 people displaced by the October 9 earthquake remain sheltering in barns and tents across Isla Cañas, Búcaro and Tonosí, with over 80% of the island’s crops destroyed and no return date set. Residents are demanding government evaluations, compensation, and faster aid delivery.

Three patients injured in the October 9 earthquake, including a 20-year-old woman hurt in a structure collapse in Los Santos, remain in intensive care at Santo Tomás Hospital in Panama City.

Authorities are assessing earthquake damage in the Historic Center of La Villa de Los Santos and working to rescue affected cultural heritage in one of Panama’s most storied colonial towns.