More than 2,000 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday night, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. The toll was expected to rise as rescuers...
- Morocco has not experienced a disaster of this magnitude since 2004 when a magnitude-6.3 earthquake hit the port city of Al Hoceima, killing around 630 people. TIMELINE Death toll rises to 2,946 after powerful earthquake in Morocco The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Morocc...
IMZOUREN, Morocco (AFP) Thousands of shocked and grieving residents spent the night in the open as rescue teams scoured the rubble early Wednesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake in northeastern Morocco which killed at least 564 and injured 300 more.Manila Bulletin...
An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they mourned victims of thenation's strongest earthquakein more than a century and sought to rescue survivors while soldiers and aid workers raced to reach ruined mountain villages. The disaster killed more than 2,100 people — a number that is expec...
The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday, September 8 has claimed almost 3,000 lives. A further 5,530 people are injured, and the death toll is expected to rise.
According to seismologists, the earthquake that struck on Friday was the most powerful one to hit Morocco in a century. As of Saturday evening, authorities have recorded over 2,000 deaths and approximately the same number of injuried. However, it is expected that the death toll will continue ...
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on the 8th at 23:11 local time (6:11 AM, September 9th, Beijing time), leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. As of 22:00 local time on the 9th, the death toll from the earthquake had risen to 2,012, with 2,059 reported ...
The able-bodied used shovels alongside bulldozers to lift pieces of cities and villages flattened by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco late Friday. The death toll is in the thousands. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay is on the ground in Morocco. ...
At least 2,122 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Morocco and 2,421 have been injured, state-run broadcaster 2M said Sunday. Rescuers warn the toll is still expected to rise. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck late on Friday. It was the strongest quake to hit the ...
Morocco quake death toll rises to over 1,300 From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi and Pierre Meilhan A house is seen damaged in the village of Tansghart on Saturday. Abdelhak Balhaki/Reuters At least 1,305 people have been killed in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco, state-run broa...