Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – An earthquake struck Morocco at approximately 11 p.m. local time, Friday, claiming hundreds of lives. Below we review the latest developments for you:
The Moroccan Ministry of the Interior announced, on Saturday, that the death toll from the earthquake that struck the country on Friday evening had risen to 820 dead and 672 injured, noting that 205 people were in critical condition as of 10 a.m. local time, according to what was reported by the Moroccan government channel Al Oula.
– The deadly earthquake that struck Morocco with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale on Friday night is the worst the country has witnessed in years, with a total death toll of 961, including 632 dead and 329 injured, according to official figures issued.
Morocco has not witnessed a similar disaster since 2004, when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the coastal city of Al Hoceima, while the worst earthquake the country has witnessed in modern times was in 1960 near the western city of Agadir and killed at least 12,000 people.
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– A CNN journalist in Marrakesh said that many wounded were seen standing outside a hospital building in the city, some of whom appeared to be seriously injured, adding that hospital beds had been moved outside the building, with a large security presence in the vicinity, including the army and police (Rabat)
The epicenter of the earthquake, its areas of impact and its feeling, according to what was published by the US Geological Survey Credit: usgs
Distribution of deaths by region as of 7 a.m., according to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior:
Al Haouz Province: 290 deaths
Taroudant Province: 190 deaths
Chichaoua Province: 89 deaths
Ouarzazate Province: 30 deaths
Marrakesh: 13 deaths
Azilal Province: 11 deaths
Agadir: 5 deaths
Casablanca: 3 deaths
Yusufiyah Province: one death
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The official Moroccan Al-Oula channel, citing the Ministry of the Interior, said that the death toll from the Moroccan earthquake had risen to 632 dead and 329 injured, including 51 in critical condition.
A resident moves through the rubble after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023Credit: FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images
– Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu assigns all government bodies to provide assistance to Morocco
– Jonathan Stewart, a professor of civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, said he expects several strong aftershocks given the intensity of the 6.8-magnitude quake and that it could reach the “high fives” (more than 5.5 on the Richter scale). (Link)
– The United States Geological Survey (USGS) raised its assessment of losses associated with the Morocco earthquake, on Friday evening, from “probable” to “possibly significant losses,” saying there is a 34% chance that between 100 and 1,000 people were killed after the quake. The strong one.
The American authority also strengthened its assessment of economic losses, stating that “severe damage is likely and the disaster is likely to be widespread,” noting that “in general, the residents of this region reside in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquakes.” The report indicated that: Although there are some resistant structures, the buildings most at risk are mud bricks and unreinforced mud bricks.
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– A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, killing nearly 300 people and forcing many residents to spend the night in the streets in what the US Geological Survey said was the strongest earthquake to hit this part of North Africa in more than a century.
The Moroccan Center for Blood Transfusion called on citizens to donate blood to help victims in need in the wake of Friday’s earthquake, and that the condition of many of the injured requires blood bags as soon as possible, Moroccan state television reported on Saturday.
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2023-09-09 09:33:45
