(September 10) Death toll from Morocco earthquake: When a strong earthquake slammed Morocco’s High Atlas highlands late on Friday night, it destroyed structures and forced residents to flee their homes, killing almost 2,000 people. There have been almost 2,000 injuries. According to the World Health Organization, Marrakech and its environs were home to more than 3 lakh afflicted individuals.
According to the Indian Embassy, there have no reports of any Indian people harmed as a result of the earthquake in the nation up until this point. The Embassy has urged all of its residents to be calm and follow any instructions given by local authorities. In the wake of the earthquake, the Indian Embassy in Rabat issued a warning on Saturday and stated that it was in contact with the locals. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also conveyed his sorrow for the deaths caused by an earthquake in Morocco.
The 12-century Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, one of the city’s most renowned buildings, reportedly sustained damage, though the degree not immediately known, according to Moroccan media, according to Reuters. The minaret’s 69-meter (226-foot) height has earned it the moniker “roof of Marrakech.”
Rescuers look for earthquake survivors in Morocco, where over 2,000 people died.
More than 2,000 people murdered in Morocco’s worst earthquake in more than six decades, which destroyed settlements in the highlands near Marrakesh. On Sunday, rescuers continued their hunt for survivors.
After the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck late on Friday, many people spent a second night outside. Reaching the worst-affected communities in the High Atlas, a rough mountain terrain with often-remote populations and numerous collapsed homes, is a difficulty for relief personnel.
Near Moulay Brahim, a town located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Marrakech, large pieces of a cliff had broken off and fallen on the road, partially obstructing the winding route that connects the city to the Atlas Mountains. (Reuters)
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