Panama City (AFP) – Panama’s president-elect Jose Raul Mulino says he is “nobody’s puppet,” a reference to former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), whom he replaced as a candidate after Martinelli was convicted of money laundering. According to a recent poll, most Panamanians believe Martinelli will wield control from behind the scenes.
Kisumu (Kenya) (AFP) – Kenya said that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen above 220 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.
Tagulandang (Indonesia) (AFP) – A group of volunteers from animal welfare organisations have been rescuing abandoned pets from the foot of a volcano in Indonesia. Mount Ruang, in the country’s northernmost region, has erupted more than half a dozen times since April 16, forcing the island’s residents to be permanently relocated and thousands more evacuated.
Penonomé (Panama) (AFP) – Panamanian presidential candidate Jose Gabriel Carrizo, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Democrático), votes in the country’s presidential elections in the capital. The vote comes as Panama is grappling with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled its economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles. IMAGES
Panama City (AFP) – Panamanian presidential candidate for the Democratic Change party (Cambio Democrático) Romulo Roux votes in the country’s presidential elections. The vote comes as Panama is grappling with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled its economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles. IMAGES
Panama City (AFP) – Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo casting his vote at a polling station in Panama City. The vote comes as Panama is grappling with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled its economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles. IMAGES
Panama City (AFP) – Panamanians queue in the capital to cast their votes in the country’s presidential elections featuring a crowded field of eight candidates led by the protege of a former head of state convicted of corruption. IMAGES
Panama City (AFP) – Presidential candidate and former president of Panama Martin Torrijos casts his vote in the country’s presidential elections. IMAGES
Panama City (AFP) – Panamanian presidential frontrunner and conservative lawyer Jose Raul Mulino, of the Realizing Goals (Realizando Metas) political party, casts his vote in the country’s presidential elections. IMAGES
Porto Alegre (Brazil) (AFP) – People navigate in boats through the flooded streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil, as floods and mudslides have killed at least 66 and forced more than 80,000 to flee their homes, according to authorities. IMAGES
