Two die in headwater after green alert

Two women (mother and daughter) died on, Sunday, July 3, when they were surprised by a head of water when they tried to cross the Quebrada de Oro, district of San Martín, district of Las Palmas, in Veraguas. A third person Edilberto Adames Camaño, mayor of the district of Las Palmas was able to get out of the four-wheel-drive vehicle when it was struck by the water. Divers from the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) located the bodies of his wife and mother-in-law. On Sunday, Sinaproc had declared a green alert at the national level.