Earthquake in Spain and Portugal: Emergency Calls and Potential Damage – Stay Informed with the Latest Updates

2023-09-09 16:30:05

The earthquake was felt as far away as Spain: the emergency call center in the Andalusia region, in the south of the country, received more than 20 calls from worried citizens in the regions of Huelva, Seville, Jaén , Malaga, Marbella and Cordoba shortly following midnight, the organization said. Authorities in southern Portugal reported similar calls, including in the cities of Faro, Lisbon and Setúbal, according to Portuguese national news agency Lusa. It is not known whether the earthquake caused damage or injuries in Spain or Portugal.

Spain has also proposed sending rescuers to Morocco, announced the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares, on the sidelines of the G20. “What is important right now is to save as many lives as possible.“, he stressed, specifying that the Military Emergency Unit (UME) of Spain were “at the entire disposal of Morocco, of the Moroccan people“.

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