2023-09-09 04:59:10
At least 296 people died and another 153 were injured in different locations in Morocco due to the magnitude 7 earthquake that occurred on Friday night with its epicenter 60 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech. As reported by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior in a note, until 2:00 local time (GMT+1) deaths were recorded in the provinces and prefectures of Al Haouz, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant.
The injured, of varying severity, were transferred to hospital centers, indicates the ministry, which adds that there was also material damage in uninhabited areas.
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According to the Interior, which calls on citizens to remain calm, security and civil protection forces from all affected prefectures and provinces have been mobilized, as well as the necessary means to intervene and assess the damage.
People seek safety in the street following an earthquake in Rabat, Morocco, on September 8, 2023. (EFE/EPA/Jalal Morchidi).
On social media, Moroccans have shared numerous photos and videos showing damaged and fallen buildings, some with people injured or apparently dead in the rubble.
Several buildings in the medina (old city) of Marrakech were damaged by the earthquake.
According to a seismic alert bulletin released by the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics, the earthquake, of magnitude 7, shook the northern Moroccan region of Marrakech and occurred at 11:11 p.m. local time (00:11 GMT on Saturday) 8 kilometers away. deep.
It had its epicenter in the town of Ighil, located 63 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech.
Neighbors of Marrakech explained to EFE the fear they experienced during the tremor, which lasted several minutes and left buildings and mosques in the medina (old city) damaged.
Khalid, a resident of the medina, indicated that the minaret of the Bab Ailan mosque fell to the ground due to the tremor and the entrance to the temple was also damaged.
Another resident of Marrakech explained that following the earthquake the mythical square of Jma El Fnaa was filled with people to protect themselves from possible followingshocks and that the authorities did not allow citizens to walk through the narrow streets of the ancient city.
Witnesses contacted by EFE indicated that the earthquake was felt in northern towns such as Larache, 550 kilometers from the epicenter, as well as in Casablanca and Rabat, 300 and 370 kilometers away, respectively, where their inhabitants took to the streets to prevent followingshocks.
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