Strong earthquake rocks Caribbean: "In Martinique, six people were injured when they jumped through windows, including one in serious condition, said Samuel Bernes, a civil security office spokesperson. Others were slightly injured when they tried to flee their homes, and dozens were treated for panic attacks, officials said. Government officials announced schools will be closed Friday and that some roads on the northern end of the island were cracked and impassable.
In Barbados, a woman was trampled as workers fled an office building in Bridgetown, the capital, and was hospitalized in stable condition. Another woman broke her leg while trying to rush out of her home, according to a police report. In Trinidad, the shaking sent workers streaming out of office towers into the streets of the capital, Port-of-Spain. Flights at St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport were briefly suspended. In Guyana, lawmakers evacuated the South American country's parliament building."
In Barbados, a woman was trampled as workers fled an office building in Bridgetown, the capital, and was hospitalized in stable condition. Another woman broke her leg while trying to rush out of her home, according to a police report. In Trinidad, the shaking sent workers streaming out of office towers into the streets of the capital, Port-of-Spain. Flights at St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport were briefly suspended. In Guyana, lawmakers evacuated the South American country's parliament building."
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