{"id":3984,"date":"2023-09-09T07:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T07:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2023-09-09T07:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T07:09:09","slug":"morocco-earthquake-632-killed-as-buildings-damaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3984","title":{"rendered":"Morocco earthquake: 632 killed as buildings damaged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y5 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By Laurence Peter<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">BBC Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-09\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">9 September 2023<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-09-09\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date 5 minutes in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/world-africa-66759069\/p0gcl79m\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0gclrzz.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0gclrzz.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0gclrzz.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0gclrzz.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0gclrzz.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0gclrzz.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a unique browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch: Piles of rubble are left on the street in Marrakesh after the catastrophe<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at the very least 632 folks, the nation&#8217;s inside ministry says.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The epicentre was within the Excessive Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey stated. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The quake struck at 23:11 native time (22:11 GMT). There was a 4.9 aftershock 19 minutes later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Folks died in Marrakesh and several other areas to the south, the ministry stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The ministry stated the earthquake killed folks within the provinces and municipalities of al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant, including that at the very least 329 folks have been injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Unverified video clips on social media present broken buildings, different buildings shaking and rubble-strewn streets. Individuals are seen fleeing in alarm and a few strolling via clouds of mud. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Some buildings in Marrakesh&#8217;s previous metropolis have collapsed, one resident informed the Reuters information company. A number of clips on X present buildings crashing down, however the BBC has not recognized the place they had been.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Locals are stated to have determined to remain outdoors their properties in case town is rocked by highly effective aftershocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">One other man within the historic metropolis described feeling a &#8220;violent tremor&#8221; and seeing &#8220;buildings shifting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Folks had been all in shock and panic. The kids had been crying and the dad and mom had been distraught,&#8221; Abdelhak El Amrani informed the AFP company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">He stated energy and cellphone strains had been down for 10 minutes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Injury at an previous mosque within the historic metropolis of Marrakesh<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alarmed Casablanca residents fled their properties and camped in a single day within the streets<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">AFP additionally reported that one household was trapped within the collapsed rubble of a home &#8211; and that quite a lot of folks in Marrakesh had been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The quake&#8217;s epicentre in a distant space of the Excessive Atlas Mountains was comparatively shallow &#8211; and tremors had been additionally reportedly felt within the capital Rabat, some 350km away, in addition to Casablanca and Essaouira.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Easy buildings in mountain villages close to the epicentre could not have survived and, being distant, it could take a while to find out casualties there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Folks search security outdoors in Rabat after the earthquake<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-66759069.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Laurence Peter BBC Information 9 September 2023 Up to date 5 minutes in the past To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a unique browser Video caption, Watch: Piles of rubble are left on the street in Marrakesh after the catastrophe A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[4531,4435,961,271,4530],"class_list":["post-3984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-buildings","tag-damaged","tag-earthquake","tag-killed","tag-morocco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}