![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/morocco-earthquake-all-we-know-so-far-as-at-least-2000-dead-amid-search-for-survivors/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_MOROCCO-QUAKE.jpg&description=The quake was the strongest to hit the nation's centre in more than a century and many people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble deep in the Atlas Mountains, including holidaymakers that are still missing More than 2,000 people have died so far after a rare and strong earthquake struck Morocco, close to the popular tourist city of Marrakech on Friday night. The search for survivors is continuing amid fears the death toll could rise substantially. The quake was the strongest to hit the nation's centre in more than a century and many people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble deep in the Atlas Mountains. Tremors were felt as far away as Portugal and Spain as holidaymakers in the North African country recall waking up to trembling rooms and screams. At least 2,012 people died in the 7.2 magnitude quake, Morocco's Interior Ministry reported Saturday night. At least 2,059 more people were injured — 1,404 critically — the ministry said. Plus many people, including Brits, are still unaccounted for. A Moroccan-based British journalist told the Mirror yesterday that he was woken by his wife's piercing scream and in minutes many of their walls had pancaked to the ground. He likened the chaos to a warzone. "I've been in six or seven war zones as a journalist and so the only thing I can liken it to — the noise, the confusion and the sheer terror of being in a situation where you feel so vulnerable — is a war zone", said Martin Jay. The earthquake struck at around 11:11 p.m. local time, with its epicentre located near Oukaïmedene in the High Atlas mountains, around 44.7 miles southwest of Marrakech. Its impact was felt as far north as Casablanca and as south as Tiznit on the southern coast. Deaths have been confirmed in the provinces and municipalities of Marrakech, al-Haouz, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant. The devastation gripped each town along the High Atlas' steep and winding roads, a rural area with many mud-brick houses that were not b){kind=link}
The quake was the strongest to hit the nation’s centre in more than a century and many people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble deep in the Atlas Mountains, including holidaymakers that are still missing
More than 2,000 people have died so far after a rare and strong earthquake struck Morocco, close to the popular tourist city of Marrakech on Friday night. The search for survivors is continuing amid fears the death toll could rise substantially.
The quake was the strongest to hit the nation’s centre in more than a century and many people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble deep in the Atlas Mountains. Tremors were felt as far away as Portugal and Spain as holidaymakers in the North African country recall waking up to trembling rooms and screams. At least 2,012 people died in the 7.2 magnitude quake, Morocco’s Interior Ministry reported Saturday night. At least 2,059 more people were injured – 1,404 critically – the ministry said. Plus many people, including Brits, are still unaccounted for.
A Moroccan-based British journalist told the Mirror yesterday that he was woken by his wife’s piercing scream and in minutes many of their walls had pancaked to the ground. He likened the chaos to a warzone. “I’ve been in six or seven war zones as a journalist and so the only thing I can liken it to – the noise, the confusion and the sheer terror of being in a situation where you feel so vulnerable – is a war zone”, said Martin Jay.
The earthquake struck at around 11:11 p.m. local time, with its epicentre located near Oukaïmedene in the High Atlas mountains, around 44.7 miles southwest of Marrakech. Its impact was felt as far north as Casablanca and as south as Tiznit on the southern coast.