Sep 08, 2023 10:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
''A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages that were hit hardest.
People woken by the quake ran into the streets in terror and disbelief. State television showed people clustered in the streets of Marrakech late at night, afraid to go back inside buildings that might still be unstable.
The magnitude-6.8 quake was the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, toppling buildings and walls in ancient cities made from stone and masonry that was not designed to withstand such shocks. ''
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The magnitude 7.2 quake struck in Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. The Interior Ministry said 820 people had been killed and another 672 injured. Most of the fatalities are in mountainous areas outside Marrakech, the nearest city to the epicentre, its updated toll showed.''
''A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages that were hit hardest.
People woken by the quake ran into the streets in terror and disbelief. State television showed people clustered in the streets of Marrakech late at night, afraid to go back inside buildings that might still be unstable.
The magnitude-6.8 quake was the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, toppling buildings and walls in ancient cities made from stone and masonry that was not designed to withstand such shocks. ''
Morocco earthquake kills over 800 people, rescuers dig for survivors
The magnitude 7.2 quake, Morocco's deadliest in more than 60 years, struck in the High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. Most of the deaths occurred in mountainous areas outside Marrakech, the nearest city to the epicenter.
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The magnitude 7.2 quake struck in Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. The Interior Ministry said 820 people had been killed and another 672 injured. Most of the fatalities are in mountainous areas outside Marrakech, the nearest city to the epicentre, its updated toll showed.''
