2023-09-10 04:41:16
On the night of Friday, September 8, a strong earthquake hit Morocco, according to the United States Geological Survey, it was 6.8 and left at least 2,012 dead and 2,059 injured, according to the latest official report.
“He observed a lot of sadness, people clearly without shelter, trying to find a way, like to take shelter with blankets or sheets. You see month-old children in the arms of their mothers,” he said.
Likewise, she revealed that it was 11:13 pm when she and her family, who are on vacation on the African continent, experienced the worst moment of the earthquake and were located on the third floor of a hotel.
“After 15 seconds everything started to move and the glass started to fall. The paintings in the room started to fall, people were screaming,” he commented.
For the moment, Valentina Valderrama and her family have decided to stay in Morocco to help people in need.
“The decision we made as a family was to stay because, when we leave, this greatly affects the country’s economy. It is the moment when they need us most. The airports are open, everything is open as such,” he commented.
For her part, María Paula Tapiero, who is a dancer and has lived in Marrakech for five years, a tourist city located 60 kilometers from the epicenter, commented on how she felt the tremor.
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“We were changing to go out and do the first show, which was at 11:30 pm and at 11:10 pm we had to be ready. I sit down to wait for my colleagues and I feel the floor shake, vibrate. We run out. and the ceiling was moving,” he said.
So far, the Colombian embassy and consulate in Morocco has not received reports of serious effects on Colombians living in that country.
DANIELA LARRARTE ASAAD
DIGITAL SCOPE EDITORIAL
TIME
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