2023-09-09 16:50:24
And 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook Morocco this Friday, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). It is about the deadliest in six decadesby causing more than 1,000 dead y hundreds of injuredbesides destroyed buildings and homes in mountain villages where rescuers searched the rubble for survivors.
He Ministry of Interior reported 1,037 deaths and? 672 they turned out wounds by the earthquake that hit the Moroccan High Atlas mountains.
He epicenter of the earthquake was in Marrakech although it was so strong that it was felt even in some points of Spain. In Sevilla and in some provinces of Andalusia was also perceived to originate in Morocco.
In Marrakechlos residents spent the night outdoors, afraid to return home. In that same city, local television showed images of debris on smashed cars.
The strong tremor that occurred at depth of 10 kilometers provoked fear among Moroccans who They captured the moment with their cell phones and they shared it in the social networks.
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The system PAGER of the USGSwhich offers preliminary assessments on the impact of earthquakes, issued a Orange alert for economic losses by estimating that significant damage is likely to occur, as well as a yellow alert for possible fatalities related to the earthquake.
“The population in this region lives in structures that are highly vulnerable to seismic shaking”He said USGS.
A Twitter user recorded the moment when the earthquake began to be felt in an amusement center and all the people inside ran quickly and very scared.
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Background in Morocco
Morocco experiences frequent earthquakes in its northern region due to its position between the African and Eurasian plates.
In 2004at least 628 people were killed and 926 injured when an earthquake struck Alhucemasin the northeast of the country.
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In 1980, the earthquake in Magnitude 7.3 Asnam in the neighbor Algeria It was one of the most destructive earthquakes in contemporary history. It left 2,500 dead and at least 300,000 homeless.
Condolences and offers of help
He Pope Francisco expressed his condolences for the more than 800 fatalities of the earthquake that shook Morocco last Friday night, with its epicenter near the tourist city of Marrakechand so much Spain as France they offered their collaboration.
“The Pope expresses his deep solidarity for the victims of this tragedy”says one Message sent to Morocco for the Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
For its part, Spain offered to send rescue teams to Morocco, as announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares. “Spain has made its rescue capacity available to Mareuecos, if they consider it necessary,” said the minister, quoted by the Europa Press agency.
The same thing happened with the french minister of Foreign, Catherine Colonnawho expressed on the social network “solidarity” with “Morocco and the friendly Moroccan people” after the “terrible” earthquake that shook the country on Friday night.
Even the French president Emmanuel Macronin mid-flight to New Delhi where he will attend a G20 summit, expressed his “shocked” by the tragedy. And he assured that “France is ready to help first responders”in a message also published on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter.
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