Penonomé streets scarred after Friday's earthquake

A street in Penonomé, Panama, photographed on 10 October 2026, shows visible damage in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the country on Friday. Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday to coordinate relief and assist affected communities. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Products lie scattered across the floor of a Penonomé supermarket in this image captured on 10 October 2026, illustrating the scale of disruption caused by the Panama earthquake. Authorities declared a state of emergency the following day. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Another view inside a Penonomé supermarket on 10 October 2026 shows merchandise thrown from shelves by the force of the Panama earthquake. Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday to organise relief operations. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

An aerial drone photograph captured on 10 October 2026 reveals a church in Penonomé, Panama heavily damaged by the powerful earthquake that struck on Friday. Panama declared a state of emergency the next day to coordinate relief. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

A second drone image from 10 October 2026 shows the extent of structural damage to a church in Penonomé after the Panama earthquake. The government declared a state of emergency on Saturday to direct disaster relief. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Drone footage from Penonomé on 10 October 2026 documents damage to a local church caused by the earthquake that hit Panama on Friday. The national government declared a state of emergency on Saturday. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

This drone image from Penonomé, taken on 10 October 2026, captures a church left damaged after the earthquake that prompted Panama to declare a state of emergency on Saturday to support affected communities. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Further aerial imagery from 10 October 2026 shows ongoing documentation of a church damaged in Penonomé by the earthquake. Panama's state of emergency, announced Saturday, aims to streamline relief to stricken communities. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

A child receives medical attention at a temporary shelter in Penonomé, Panama on 10 October 2026, after being evacuated from a hospital damaged in the earthquake. Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday to coordinate disaster relief. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Patients are seen receiving care at a temporary shelter in Penonomé on 10 October 2026 after evacuation from a quake damaged hospital. Panama issued a state of emergency on Saturday to direct and fund relief operations. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Additional patients from a damaged Penonomé hospital receive treatment at a makeshift shelter in the wake of Panama's earthquake on 10 October 2026. The state of emergency declared Saturday is intended to accelerate community assistance and disaster coordination. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

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