{"id":8989,"date":"2023-09-09T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T15:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T15:26:08","slug":"earthquake-kills-1000-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/earthquake-kills-1000-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake Kills 1000 in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has occurred in central Morocco, killing at least 1,000 people, and causing damage in several areas.<\/p>\n
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The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey said.<\/p>\n
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It struck at 23:11 local time, followed by a 4.9 aftershock 19 minutes later.<\/p>\n
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People died in Marrakesh and several areas to the south, the country’s interior ministry said.<\/p>\n
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Many of the victims are believed to be in remote areas.<\/p>\n
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The interior ministry said the earthquake killed people in the provinces and municipalities of al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant, adding that more than 600 people have been injured.<\/p>\n Many people spent the night out in the open as the Moroccan government had warned them not to go back into their homes in case of severe aftershocks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hospitals in Marrakesh have seen an influx of injured people, and the authorities have called on residents to donate blood.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are also reports of families trapped under the rubble of their homes in the city, and damage to parts of the Medina, a Unesco World heritage Site.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some buildings have collapsed, one resident told the Reuters news agency. Several clips on X show buildings crashing down, but the BBC has not identified where they were.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dust could also be seen surrounding the minaret of the historic Kutubiyya mosque in Marrakesh, a major tourist attraction near the old city’s main square.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has occurred in central Morocco, killing at least 1,000 people, and causing…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[742],"tags":[2165],"class_list":{"0":"post-8989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"tag-morocco-earthquake"},"yoast_head":"\n