More than 1000 people died in the earthquake in Morocco

More than 1000 people died in the earthquake in Morocco

Sep 9, 2023 - 19:49
More than 1000 people died in the earthquake in Morocco
More than 1000 people died in the earthquake in Morocco

  The Ministry of the Interior of Morocco has announced that approximately 820 people have died and hundreds of others have been injured in the earthquake that hit the country on Saturday night. The Ministry of the Interior of Morocco continues to provide regular statistics about the great earthquake while continuing to say that the number of victims of the natural disaster will increase due to the large number of people remaining under the rubble. The earthquake was reported to have occurred in the tourist city of Marrakech, located 320 kilometers south of the capital Rabat. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco last night and its epicenter was 18.5 kilometers underground near the tourist city of Marrakesh. The earthquake was felt in many areas and cities of Morocco, including Rabat and Casablanca, which is the largest city in the North African country.

Last night's earthquake has caused a great disaster in Morocco. Noureddine Bazine, a journalist who is also a resident of Marrakesh, said that the earthquake was "sudden and a great disaster" for the residents of the city. "We have passed a terrible night full of nightmares and nightmares; we are not used to this kind of disasters," he said and added that the highest number of deaths will be reported in the al-Haous area. He also said: "In Marrakesh, the biggest damage was in the old city, and there is a possibility that more buildings will collapse, and some of them may collapse even without an earthquake because they are weak buildings from the past. "The number of deaths may increase even more. "