Panamanian FSU Students Organize Earthquake Relief Efforts

Tallahassee Thomasville, FL, October 13, 2026 —

Panamanian students at Florida State University in Tallahassee have organized relief efforts for their home country after a major earthquake devastated communities and left many people without homes. The effort includes a GoFundMe campaign, according to the available information.

The students’ work connects a campus community in Florida with people affected in Panama. The summary of the effort does not specify how the campaign’s proceeds will be distributed, which communities it is intended to reach, or how much money organizers hope to raise. It also does not report how much has been raised or whether aid has already reached people affected by the earthquake.

Details about the earthquake itself were not provided. The date it occurred, its magnitude, the locations affected, and the number of people displaced or otherwise impacted are not specified. The available account describes the damage as severe but does not give estimates of property losses or report on emergency response efforts.

The organizers’ names and the launch date of the relief effort were also not included in the information provided. No statements from the students, university representatives, or people in Panama were available. The reported effort is therefore limited to the students’ organizing and the creation of a GoFundMe campaign to assist their home country.

Further details about the campaign’s goals, administration and results were not provided. The information available does not indicate what other forms of relief the students may be coordinating or whether additional organizations are involved.

Story summarized from the original created by Jacob Murphey on www.wctv.tv, see more information here.

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