Photos: Survivors question rescue efforts after Morocco’s earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

Photos: Survivors question rescue efforts after Morocco’s earthquake

Al Jazeera  

Homeless, traumatised and in some cases feeling abandoned by the authorities, many survivors of Morocco’s powerful earthquake escaped death only to fear they were now on their own to stay alive. “We feel abandoned here, no one has come to help us,” said 43-year-old Khadija Aitlkyd from among the ruins of her village of Missirat in a remote area high in the Atlas Mountains. Another survivor, Mohammed Bouaziz, saw his town Moulay Brahim south of Marrakesh hard hit in Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades. “We have received some help … but it’s not enough,” said the 29-year-old who is part of a local group trying to meet the needs of some 600 residents left homeless.

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Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake
3 months ago

Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake

The Independent  

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Morocco’s Marrakesh is awakening slowly from the earthquake damage
9 months, 1 week ago

Morocco’s Marrakesh is awakening slowly from the earthquake damage

Al Jazeera  

Marrakesh, Morocco – Like everyone in Marrakesh, 39-year-old Zakaria Lamnichri was surprised when the earthquake hit six months ago. “People who had children and lost them.” While the epicentre of the earthquake may have been some 75km distant, the destruction that remains in the centre of Marrakesh is a testament to its destructive power. “My family has changed house,” he …

Six months after the earthquake, Morocco’s Atlas villagers still in tents
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Six months after the earthquake, Morocco’s Atlas villagers still in tents

Al Jazeera  

Villagers are still huddled in their flimsy tents, waiting for assistance payments to rebuild their lives. They have been living like this since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the region six months ago in September and levelled their village which lay right there, deep in the hollow of the Ourika Valley. “We’re scared when it rains, scared when the winds …

Long winter for Morocco quake survivors
10 months ago

Long winter for Morocco quake survivors

Al Jazeera  

Long, cold months have passed since an earthquake levelled Abdallah Oubelaid’s impoverished village in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains. “But I have children to feed and to clothe.” Moroccan authorities said about 3,000 people died during the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck on September 8, damaging more than 60,000 houses. By the end of January, the Moroccan government said about 57,600 …

Morocco debates how to rebuild from September quake that killed thousands
1 year, 1 month ago

Morocco debates how to rebuild from September quake that killed thousands

Associated Press  

MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco — When a historic earthquake struck Morocco in September, Ahmed Aazab tightly hugged his wife and four children as their home’s brick walls tumbled around them. Hocine Azab and his wife Zahrat play with their grand daughter in their tent, after they were displaced by the September earthquake, in Moulay Brahim, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Oct. 7, …

AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives
1 year, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives

The Independent  

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AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives
1 year, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives

Associated Press  

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — With their arms around each other, three boys walked through the streets of their town at the foot of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. 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. People observe a burial prayer for …

Moroccans whose homes were destroyed by last week’s earthquake face daunting rebuilding decisions
1 year, 3 months ago

Moroccans whose homes were destroyed by last week’s earthquake face daunting rebuilding decisions

Associated Press  

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — The building where Naima Ait Brahim Ouali lived in a third-story apartment with her five children was one of many that were destroyed by the earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people in Morocco last week. Though many villagers are being provided with food and water, officials said it could take five or six years to rebuild Atlas …

Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week's earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week's earthquake

The Hindu  

The stench of death wafted through the village of Imi N’Tala high up in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, where last week's catastrophic earthquake razed the hamlet's mud-brick buildings and killed dozens of residents. Everything is gone.” The scene in Imi N'Tala, which is mainly home to herders and farmers and lost 96 people to Friday's earthquake, mirrored the situation in dozens …

Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake

Associated Press  

IMI N’TALA, Morocco — The stench of death wafted through the village of Imi N’Tala high up in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, where last week’s catastrophic earthquake razed the hamlet’s mud-brick buildings and killed dozens of residents. Everything is gone.” The scene in Imi N’Tala, which is mainly home to herders and farmers and lost 96 people to Friday’s earthquake, mirrored …

Death toll from Morocco earthquake surpasses 2,900
1 year, 3 months ago

Death toll from Morocco earthquake surpasses 2,900

China Daily  

Ylias, 13, who is an injured earthquake survivor, is comforted by his father in front of his mother Zainab, 33, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Morocco September 12, 2023. MARRAKESH - The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,901, and the injuries to 5,530, according to the latest statement released …

Morocco earthquake news: Race to find survivors as death toll rises to 2,901
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake news: Race to find survivors as death toll rises to 2,901

The Independent  

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British family describe Morocco earthquake terror as they fled crumbling hotel and spent night sleeping outside: 'We grabbed our four-year-old and ran as the walls were cracking'
1 year, 3 months ago

British family describe Morocco earthquake terror as they fled crumbling hotel and spent night sleeping outside: 'We grabbed our four-year-old and ran as the walls were cracking'

Daily Mail  

She says they have had no direct communication with their travel agency Carina Lewis, 43, was holidaying with her family when the earthquake struck A British mother has described her family's terror at being caught in Friday's Moroccan earthquake which forced them to flee their crumbling hotel and spend a night sleeping outside. A British mother has described her family's …

Morocco earthquake death toll surpasses 2,800, over 2,500 injured
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake death toll surpasses 2,800, over 2,500 injured

Firstpost  

Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar joined Moroccan efforts to find survivors from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck in the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday, flattening the traditional mud brick houses ubiquitous in the region Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country’s biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night on …

Morocco earthquake death toll rises to 2,800 as search for survivors continues
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake death toll rises to 2,800 as search for survivors continues

Live Mint  

Villagers in parts of Morocco, struck by the country's most powerful earthquake in more than a century, endured their fourth night sleeping outdoors on September 11 as the death toll climbed to over 2,800 people, Reuters reported. Search teams from various countries have joined Moroccan efforts to locate survivors after the 6.8 magnitude quake hit the High Atlas Mountains late …

Maps and photos: Morocco earthquake damage
1 year, 3 months ago

Maps and photos: Morocco earthquake damage

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 3,000 people are dead, towns and villages are decimated and rescuers are trawling for survivors after a massive earthquake ripped through Morocco. While casualties are still being updated, it has already become the second deadliest earthquake in North Africa since at least 1900, EM-DAT data shows. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images/Twitter The Kharbouch Mosque, a small place …

Earthquake robbed Moroccan villagers of almost everything — loved ones, homes and possessions
1 year, 3 months ago

Earthquake robbed Moroccan villagers of almost everything — loved ones, homes and possessions

Associated Press  

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — His dead relatives have been dug out and buried, but the remnants of Musa Bouissirfane’s former life are still trapped under rubble and dust in the ruins of the mud-brick Moroccan village of Tafeghaghte. People and dogs dig through the rubble of a home that was damaged by an earthquake, in the village of Tafeghaghte, near Marrakech, …

Morocco earthquake: ‘Life finished here,’ survivors recount horrific ordeal
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake: ‘Life finished here,’ survivors recount horrific ordeal

Live Mint  

Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over six decades took the life of a young woman named Mina Ait Bihi, who was on the phone with her fiance when the shaking started on September 8. Her 25-year-old fiance Omar Ait Mbarek watched her being dug out with her phone and being carried away in blankets to a makeshift cemetery that already held …

Richard Branson's sister urges people not to cancel holidays to Morocco following earthquake that has killed 2,100 people - as video shows damage to one of their family's hotels that was hit by quake
1 year, 3 months ago

Richard Branson's sister urges people not to cancel holidays to Morocco following earthquake that has killed 2,100 people - as video shows damage to one of their family's hotels that was hit by quake

Daily Mail  

Richard Branson's sister has urged people not to cancel their holidays to Morocco following an earthquake that has killed more than 2,100 people. Her plea came as video showed damage to one of Branson's hotels - the Kasbah Tamadot - that sits in the Atlas Mountains 30 miles south of Marrakesh. Vanessa Branson, whose family own hotels in the country, …

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help
1 year, 3 months ago

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

Associated Press  

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise after rescue crews dug out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble. The earthquake cracked and crumbled parts of the walls that surround Marrakech’s old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site built in the 12th …

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help
1 year, 3 months ago

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

The Independent  

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Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 2,122
1 year, 3 months ago

Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 2,122

China Daily  

An emergency worker and a dog search bodies on the rubbles, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, Sept 10, 2023. AMIZMIZ, Morocco - At least 2,122 people have been killed and 2,421 injured since a massive earthquake struck central Morocco on Friday night, according to the latest update from the Moroccan Interior Ministry on Sunday. The …

Search for Morocco earthquake survivors continues as flattened towns remain cut off
1 year, 3 months ago

Search for Morocco earthquake survivors continues as flattened towns remain cut off

ABC  

Abdarazak Abou Aalam skips down the street past piles of rubble, until he reaches what remains of his neighbour's house. The boy's village of Moulay Brahim, in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, was devastated by Friday's magnitude-6.8 earthquake, which has so far killed more than 2,400 people and injured even more. "We have some dead people who need to be moved …

Rural residents in Morocco grapple with the earthquake’s deadly aftermath
1 year, 3 months ago

Rural residents in Morocco grapple with the earthquake’s deadly aftermath

Al Jazeera  

The earthquake has revealed fault lines in Morocco’s society as residents in the countryside struggle to access aid. The hardest hit are the poor rural villages that line the valleys and peaks of one of the Atlas Mountains near the city of Marrakesh – one of Morocco’s most popular destinations for tourists. “I’ve never known anything like this,” he said, …

Here’s how to help earthquake-hit Morocco reduce the risk of disease
1 year, 3 months ago

Here’s how to help earthquake-hit Morocco reduce the risk of disease

Al Jazeera  

To stay alive, earthquake survivors need access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation services as a priority. But one critical priority stands out among the rest: to keep earthquake survivors alive, they need access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation services. First and foremost, humanitarian teams working in the parts of Morocco affected by the earthquake should act …

Rescuers in Morocco race against time searching for quake survivors
1 year, 3 months ago

Rescuers in Morocco race against time searching for quake survivors

China Daily  

Emergency crews work, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, Sept 10, 2023. AMIZMIZ, Morocco - Rescuers are racing against time to search for survivors on Sunday around 40 hours after a deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc in central Morocco. Xinhua reporters saw piles of building debris left by the quake in a residential neighborhood in Amizmiz, …

Morocco mourns its earthquake victims as the search for survivors goes on
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco mourns its earthquake victims as the search for survivors goes on

The Independent  

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Watch live: Rescuers search for survivors following deadly earthquake in Morocco
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch live: Rescuers search for survivors following deadly earthquake in Morocco

The Independent  

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Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives
1 year, 3 months ago

Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives

Associated Press  

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as soldiers and international aid teams in trucks and helicopters began to fan into remote mountain towns hit hardest by a historic earthquake. Amid offers from several countries, including the United States and France, Moroccan officials said Sunday that they are accepting international …

Moroccan villagers mourn after earthquake brings destruction to their rural mountain home
1 year, 3 months ago

Moroccan villagers mourn after earthquake brings destruction to their rural mountain home

Associated Press  

MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco — The ground shook with a force few had ever felt, thundering through the remote Moroccan village in the dark of night. Authorities in Moulay Brahim tempered expectations with warnings that many areas remained too fragile to enter while there were still risks of aftershocks that could collapse whatever remained standing. Hassan Ait Belhaj, who owns several …

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake deaths top 2,000
1 year, 3 months ago

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake deaths top 2,000

Deccan Chronicle  

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco: Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped. "I was nearly asleep when I heard the doors and the shutters banging," said Ghannou Najem, a Casablanca resident in her 80s who was visiting Marrakesh when …

Morocco earthquake kills thousands, reducing homes to rubble as rescue teams search for survivors
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake kills thousands, reducing homes to rubble as rescue teams search for survivors

ABC  

A powerful magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Morocco has killed thousands and destroyed many buildings. The earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. People are waiting at the airport to leave Morocco after the deadly earthquake. Many homes were destroyed in the earthquake, including Abdellatif Ait Bella's home.

What we know about the Morocco earthquake as rescue efforts continue
1 year, 3 months ago

What we know about the Morocco earthquake as rescue efforts continue

Al Jazeera  

Moroccans mourn the victims of an earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people as rescue teams race to find survivors. Al-Haouz province, where the epicentre of the earthquake was located, recorded 1,293 deaths, followed by the province of Taroudant where 452 people died. Some houses in the tightly packed old city collapsed and people used their hands to remove debris …

Morocco earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,000 amid fears number will rise even further as nation declares three days of national mourning and rescuers trawl through rubble in Marrakesh as hopes f
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,000 amid fears number will rise even further as nation declares three days of national mourning and rescuers trawl through rubble in Marrakesh as hopes f

Daily Mail  

Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after an earthquake killed at least 2,000 people - with Britons among those missing amid fears the death toll could climb even higher. Rescuers use a small excavator to search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed house in Moulay Brahim, Al Haouz province, on September 9 The army recovers the …

Live Updates: Offers from abroad start to pour in to Morocco after devastating earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

Live Updates: Offers from abroad start to pour in to Morocco after devastating earthquake

Associated Press  

Follow live updates of a deadly, powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing widespread damage in and around the city of Marrakesh. 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. WHAT TO KNOW: — …

Morocco: 296 dead after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco: 296 dead after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake

Op India  

On the night of Friday, September 8, 2023, a powerful earthquake struck Morocco, registering 6.8 on the Richter Scale. Tragically, the Interior Ministry of the North African country reported that the earthquake had claimed the lives of at least 600 individuals, with an additional 153 sustaining injuries. Reports of damage after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Morocco pic.twitter.com/tQqYsosW8x — BNO News September …

Earthquake in Morocco kills 600 people: Pained by loss of lives, says PM Modi
1 year, 3 months ago

Earthquake in Morocco kills 600 people: Pained by loss of lives, says PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Rabat : A powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday night killed at least 600 people, the country's Interior Ministry said. Moroccans posted videos showing buildings reduced to rubble and dust and parts of the famous red walls that surround the old city in historic Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaged. The USGS said the epicentre was 18 kilometers …

Morocco earthquake: At least 632 killed, houses damaged; PM Modi ‘extremely pained’. Top updates
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake: At least 632 killed, houses damaged; PM Modi ‘extremely pained’. Top updates

Hindustan Times  

At least 632 people were killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, the interior ministry said. Residents posted videos showing buildings reduced to rubble and dust and parts of the famous red walls that surround the old city in historic Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaged. The earthquake damaged buildings in major cities and sending …

Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, damaging some buildings and sending people into the streets
1 year, 3 months ago

Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, damaging some buildings and sending people into the streets

The Independent  

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Fears for Marrakesh’s ancient structures after Morocco’s earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

Fears for Marrakesh’s ancient structures after Morocco’s earthquake

Al Jazeera  

Images of toppled structures and debris emerge after the deadly earthquake tore through the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Marrakesh’s old city damaged The old city known as Medina became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 and contains buildings that date back to its foundation in the 11th century. Surrounded by ancient walls built during the Almoravid dynasty – which …

Race to find survivors as Morocco earthquake toll passes 2,000
1 year, 3 months ago

Race to find survivors as Morocco earthquake toll passes 2,000

Al Jazeera  

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the remote High Atlas mountain region, killing at least 2,012 people and leaving many homeless. Rescuers searching for survivors dug through the rubble of collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco as the armed forces were pressed into action in the wake of the country’s deadliest earthquake in decades. “Now I am living with …

As death toll rises, Moroccan Americans in L.A. react to devastating Marrakech earthquake
1 year, 3 months ago

As death toll rises, Moroccan Americans in L.A. react to devastating Marrakech earthquake

LA Times  

Residents flee their homes after an aftershock Saturday in Morocco’s Moulay Brahim village, near the epicenter of the deadly earthquake outside Marrakech. Moroccan Americans across Southern California rallied together and expressed support Saturday in the wake of the deadly magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck the historic city of Marrakech and surrounding villages. Habib said Moroccan Americans gathered at the restaurant …

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people
1 year, 3 months ago

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people

China Daily  

People work next to damage in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, Sept 9, 2023. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11:11 pm local time at a depth of 18.5 km, said the United States Geological Survey. Morocco has not experienced a disaster of this magnitude since 2004 when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the …

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
1 year, 3 months ago

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

Associated Press  

MARRAKECH, Morocco — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. By midday, people were outside mourning neighbors, surveying the damage on their camera phones and telling one another “May God save us.” Hamid Idsalah, a 72-year-old mountain …

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