Soledad Miria

Soledad Miria

Soledad Miria is a small Caribbean island of Panama with 1,014 inhabitants, lying at coord|9|26|42|N|78|53|59.63|W|. The island is only 700 metres long but is densely populated. At approximately 9:30 pm on December 26, 2006, a fire started by the explosion of a gas cooker destroyed 39 buildings within 10 minutes, approximately half of those on the island. 348 people were injured, but none died.cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=425257&in_page_id=1770|title=The island blown up by a gas cooker|accessdate=2007-01-05] The island was left with no potable water.cite web|url=http://www.radiolaprimerisima.com/noticias/resumen/7828|title=Incendio arrasa con la mitad de isla habitada por indígenas en Panamá (Spanish Language Newspaper)|accessdate=2006-12-28] Many of the inhabitants of the small island took to the sea in fishing boats to avoid the flames.

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