On August 25, local time, the Panamanian cabinet meeting declared a national state of emergency to deal with extreme weather caused by the El Niño phenomenon and its socio-economic and environmental impacts. Panamanian government minister Dinosca Montalvo said that the state of emergency was declared to deal with the different effects El Niño may cause across the country in advance, including possible floods and landslides in regions with higher than average rainfall, and possible droughts in regions with insufficient rainfall.

On August 25, local time, the Panamanian cabinet meeting declared a national state of emergency to deal with extreme weather caused by the El Niño phenomenon and its socio-economic and environmental impacts. Panamanian government minister Dinosca Montalvo said that the state of emergency was declared to deal with the different effects El Niño may cause across the country in advance, including possible floods and landslides in regions with higher than average rainfall, and possible droughts in regions with insufficient rainfall.