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A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Here are some heartwarming images from Morocco that recall the horror of destruction caused by an earthquake.
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Here are some heartwarming images from Morocco that recall the horror of destruction caused by an earthquake.
Magnitude 6.8 quake
The magnitude 6.8 quake was the hardest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and it toppled buildings and walls in ancient cities made from stone and masonry not designed to withstand quakes.?
More than people 1,200 injured
More than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 1,200 injured in an earthquake near Marrakech that flattened homes and devastated mountain villages.
Village of Moulay Brahim
Most of the tiny village of Moulay Brahim carved into a mountainside south of Marrakech, was uninhabitable after walls crumbled, windows shattered, and more than a dozen homes were reduced to piles of concrete and bent metal poles.
Searching for survivors
Rescuers searched for survivors in darkness, dust and rubble through the night.
Rescue operations underway
The Moroccan military deployed aircraft, helicopters and drones, and emergency services mobilized aid efforts to the areas hit by damages.
Preliminary magnitude of 6.8
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 p.m. (2211 GMT), with shaking that lasted several seconds. The U.S. agency reported a magnitude 4.9 aftershock hit 19 minutes later.
Rare in North Africa
Earthquakes are relatively rare in North Africa. Lahcen Mhanni, Head of the Seismic Monitoring and Warning Department at the National Institute of Geophysics, told 2M TV that the earthquake was the strongest ever recorded in the region.
In 1960
In 1960, a magnitude 5.8 tremor struck near the Moroccan city of Agadir and caused thousands of deaths.
Construction rules in Morocco
The Agadir quake prompted changes in construction rules in Morocco, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors.
Damages and deaths
Initial reports suggest damages and deaths were severe throughout the Marrakech-Safi region, which more than 4.5 million people call home, according to state figures.
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Here are some heartwarming images from Morocco that recall the horror of destruction caused by an earthquake.Read More
The magnitude 6.8 quake was the hardest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and it toppled buildings and walls in ancient cities made from stone and masonry not designed to withstand quakes. Read More
More than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 1,200 injured in an earthquake near Marrakech that flattened homes and devastated mountain villages.Read More
Most of the tiny village of Moulay Brahim carved into a mountainside south of Marrakech, was uninhabitable after walls crumbled, windows shattered, and more than a dozen homes were reduced to piles of concrete and bent metal poles.Read More
Rescuers searched for survivors in darkness, dust and rubble through the night.Read More
The Moroccan military deployed aircraft, helicopters and drones, and emergency services mobilized aid efforts to the areas hit by damages.Read More
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 p.m. (2211 GMT), with shaking that lasted several seconds. The U.S. agency reported a magnitude 4.9 aftershock hit 19 minutes later.Read More
Earthquakes are relatively rare in North Africa. Lahcen Mhanni, Head of the Seismic Monitoring and Warning Department at the National Institute of Geophysics, told 2M TV that the earthquake was the strongest ever recorded in the region.Read More
In 1960, a magnitude 5.8 tremor struck near the Moroccan city of Agadir and caused thousands of deaths.Read More
The Agadir quake prompted changes in construction rules in Morocco, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors.Read More
Initial reports suggest damages and deaths were severe throughout the Marrakech-Safi region, which more than 4.5 million people call home, according to state figures.Read More
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