The number of injured has risen to 2,059. 1,404 are in critical condition, according to the Moroccan Interior Ministry.
centerpiece EarthquakesOn Friday, November 23, local time, it was located about 71 km southwest of Marrakech at a depth of 18.5 km, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake registered 6.8 on the Richter scale and was followed 19 minutes later by a 4.9 on the Richter scale.
Most of the victims died in the rugged mountainous regions of the High Atlas, in Marrakech and in the five provinces near the epicenter.
Marrakesh, the former capital of Morocco, is frequently visited by foreign tourists. There, in Djemaa el-Fna square, the mosque’s minaret collapsed, and some of the houses in the cramped buildings collapsed. From October 9, the city will host the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
All the houses in the Asni region, about 40 km south of Marrakech, were damaged and residents were preparing to spend the night outside. There is a shortage of food and other basic commodities.
The tremors were felt as far away as Huelva and Jane in southern Spain. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 300,000 people have been infected in and around Marrakesh.
Algeria, which cut ties with Morocco in 2021 after a conflict in Western Sahara escalated tensions between the two countries, said it would open its airspace to Morocco for humanitarian and medical flights.
It was the deadliest earthquake in Morocco since 1960, killing at least 12,000 people, according to the US Geological Survey. People.
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