PANAMA CITY, Aug. 10 — Eleven people from one family were killed during a flood in Panama on Sunday, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting the country’s civil protection authorities.
The Bejuco River in Veraguas province west of Panama City flooded after heavy rains that swept away the family’s house during their sleep in the coastal town of Calovebora, the officials said. Nine of the victims were minors.