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Panama quake footage shows damaged buildings, crushed cars

The 7.7 magnitude quake struck Penonome on Friday, October 9, with no casualty figures yet reported as of air time.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Meet the Pressure
Published 9:40 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “Terrified shoppers flee supermarket as 7.7 earthquake hits Panama”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 9:40 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Panama.
BBN covered this story before: Tiger park death: outlets confirm man died; Panama, Saudi stories… (October 11).

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New York PostTerrified shoppers flee supermarket as 7.7 earthquake hits Panama

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis just in: the New York Post reports shoppers ran for their lives from a supermarket in Penonome, Panama, as a magnitude seven point seven earthquake hit on Friday.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFootage of the aftermath shows severely damaged buildings and crushed cars. The summary does not say how many people were hurt.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat number matters most, and it is not yet given.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSeven point seven is a big one. The video of people running past the shelves is hard to watch.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOrdinary errands, interrupted. Nobody planned to be a headline while buying groceries.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the robot clip we covered earlier, the one about expressions, not emotions, is the lighter story this morning. Panama is not.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorUnderstood.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe will wait for the casualty figures, and we will not guess at them.

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