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:
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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.
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– 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 06:45:00
