DANICA COTO Associated Press= CANGREJAL, Costa Rica (AP) — A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica and neighboring countries Wednesday, sending panicked people into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami alert, but causing little damage. Authorities reported one confirmed death. "When we felt the earthquake, we held onto each other because we kept falling," said Rosa Pichardo, 45, who was walking on the beach in the town of Samara with her family when the quake hit. "I've never felt anything like this. We just couldn't stay standing. My feet gave out under me. It was terrible, terrible," she said. Officials said the quake collapsed some houses and at least one bridge and...
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