Morocco’s Largest Earthquake In Marrakesh-Safi Area In Decades
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A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck Morocco, killing and injuring thousands. The powerful quake hit outside the ancient city of Marrakesh, destroying buildings and damaging a historic mosque. Rescue efforts are underway, in the video published on Sep 9, 2023, by Wall Street Journal, as “Thousands Dead in Morocco’s Largest Earthquake in Decades | WSJ“, below:
Damaged roads and the area’s isolation has made the recovery effort in Morocco from last Friday’s earthquake incredibly difficult. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports on how crews are trying to provide aid to the thousands of people affected — including via donkey, in the video published on Sep 13, 2023, by CBS News, as “Donkeys, mules being used in Morocco earthquake recovery in isolated areas“, below:
The search for survivors continues following a devastating earthquake in Morocco. The death toll from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck in the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday evening is estimated to be nearly 3,000 people. It was the North African country’s deadliest earthquake since 1960 and its most powerful in more than a century. Rescuers from Spain, Britain and Qatar have been helping Morocco’s search teams, in the video published on Sep 13, 2023, by BBC News, as “Morocco earthquake: Search for survivors continues – BBC News“, below:
For more details about 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake, please refer to the excerpt from wikipedia, in italics, below:
On 8 September 2023 at 23:11 DST (22:11 UTC), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.8–6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco’s Marrakesh–Safi region. The earthquake’s epicentre was located 73.4 km (45.6 mi) southwest of Marrakesh, near the town of Ighil[1] and the Oukaïmeden ski resort in the Atlas Mountains.[2] It occurred as a result of shallow oblique–thrust faulting beneath the mountain range. At least 2,946 deaths were reported, with most occurring outside Marrakesh. Damage was widespread, and historic landmarks in Marrakesh were destroyed.[3] The earthquake was also felt in Spain, Portugal, and Algeria.[4][5][6]
It is the strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake in Morocco; the deadliest in the country since the 1960 Agadir earthquake; and the second-deadliest earthquake of 2023 after the Turkey–Syria earthquake.[7] The World Health Organization estimated about 300,000 people from Marrakesh and the surrounding areas were affected, including 100,000 children.[8][9][10] Following the earthquake, many countries offered humanitarian assistance and Morocco announced a three-day period of national mourning.[11][12]
We get an update from Morocco, which has declared three days of mourning after the strongest earthquake to hit the region in at least a century. About 2,500 people died in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday, with another 2,500 injured and the death toll expected to rise. The epicenter was in the High Atlas Mountains located about 44 miles from Marrakech, where many villages remain largely inaccessible and lack both electricity and running water. The earthquake also damaged parts of Marrakech, including its old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We speak with Moroccan scholars Abdellah El Haloui, in Marrakech, where he is head of the English Department at Cadi Ayyad University, and Brahim El Guabli, associate professor of Arabic studies at Williams College, originally from Ouarzazate, Morocco, which was hit by the earthquake., in the video published on Sep 11, 2023, by Democracy Now!, as “Morocco: Earthquake Death Toll at 2,500; Criticism Grows over King’s Response to Humanitarian Crisis“, below:
Morocco’s magnitude 6.8 earthquake was objectively massive, but Andrew Chang explains how the devastated communities’ geography and building construction are making rescue efforts especially difficult, in the video published on Sep 12, 2023, by CBC News, as “Why Morocco’s earthquakes was so deadly | About That“, below:
The 6.8-magnitude quake struck in the High Atlas mountains on Friday night, flattening entire villages and blocking access roads. Four days on, rescue teams are still searching for survivors in the rubble, while health workers scramble to treat the thousands of people with injuries. Morocco’s state news agency MAP reported that King Mohammed visited a hospital in Marrakech to check on the injured and to donate blood. Meanwhile, frustration among survivors mounts as they have to endure difficult conditions, after four nights in improvised shelters, in the video published on Sep 13, 2023, by DW News, as “Morocco: Survivors live on the streets, face uncertain future | DW News“, below:
Many have had to rescue loved ones or pull out bodies buried under the rubble without any assistance. Around 3,000 people are now confirmed dead. Middle East correspondent Allyson Horn reports from near the epicentre in the Atlas Mountains, in the video published on Sep 13, 2023, by ABC News (Australia), as “The Moroccan town wiped off the map in a single day | ABC News“, below:
Five days after a deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco that killed at least 2,900, survivors are still spending their nights sleeping outside in makeshift shelters after losing their homes. Overnight, those without tents slept under blankets on the ground, or in the remnants of damaged structures, cooking in the open from the aid packages that had been distributed. German-born Moroccan Atik Azzouzi, cut short his vacation in the city of Nador to volunteer with a German aid organization to help those in need. “My first thought was, what can we do, how can I help?” Azzouzi said. While the death toll begins to slow, as search operations become increasingly difficult for emergency services, the number of people injured has more than doubled to at least 5,530, officials reported Wednesday, in the video published on Sep 13, 2023, by Global News, as “Morocco earthquake: Survivors continue to sleep outdoors in makeshift shelters, 5 days after tragedy“, below:
Rescue workers are in a desperate search for survivors after a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco over the weekend, leaving more than 2100 people dead, in the video published on Sep 10, 2023, by 9 News Australia, as “Morocco earthquake: Latest developments amid desperate search for survivors | 9 News Australia“, below:
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