Analysis: Libya and Morocco’s twin tragedies highlight differences
1 year, 6 months ago

Analysis: Libya and Morocco’s twin tragedies highlight differences

Al Jazeera  

Libya and Morocco experienced tragedies in the same week, but there are clear differences in how they played out. “People just need stories they can understand,” the German journalist and Libya analyst, Mirco Keilberth, who covered the Moroccan earthquake, said. “People need to understand what’s happening, and, let’s face it, an earthquake in Morocco is easier to grasp than the politics around the floods in Derna, which disrupt any clear narrative.” Keilberth’s point can be illustrated by the events in Libya. “There are many problems with governance in Morocco, but you can’t deny that the current king has laid more tarmac and developed the country’s infrastructure and healthcare system far more than any of his predecessors.” While making it clear that he made no excuses for dams going unmaintained or warnings ignored, Fabiani said that it was inevitable that there would be problems when Libya’s rival governments had to work together. However, the addition of aid workers from Israel while French teams stayed away both served to cement Morocco’s newfound relationship with Israel as well as send a clear signal to Morocco’s former colonial occupier.

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For Victims Of Morocco And Libya Disasters, Devastation Goes Beyond The Death Toll
1 year, 6 months ago

For Victims Of Morocco And Libya Disasters, Devastation Goes Beyond The Death Toll

Huff Post  

This picture shows destruction in the aftermath of flash flooding caused by Storm Daniel in Libya's eastern port city of Derna on Sept. 17. You will see dead bodies.” Ali’s brother and his sons, age 9 and 10, ventured into the city to see the damage and instead found themselves covering corpses with whatever sheets they could find. MAHMUD TURKIA …

Middle East Roundup: Disaster in North Africa – Morocco quake, Libya floods
1 year, 6 months ago

Middle East Roundup: Disaster in North Africa – Morocco quake, Libya floods

Al Jazeera  

Deadliest quake since 1960 in Morocco | Libya’s biggest environmental disaster in modern history | Three decades since Oslo Accords. Here’s the Middle East this week: ‘Life is finished’ in quake-battered Morocco In the ruins of the Moroccan town of Tnirte, a Spanish rescue team is sending its sniffer dogs home. North Africa is reeling from environmental disasters, the first …

Morocco reels as hopes fade for any more survivors under earthquake rubble
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco reels as hopes fade for any more survivors under earthquake rubble

Al Jazeera  

At least 2,901 people have been killed and 5,530 injured in the country’s deadliest earthquake since 1960. Almost 3,000 people are reported to have died in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday, but the death toll continues to rise as search and rescue teams comb through mountains of rubble. The death toll currently stands at 2,901, Morocco’s Ministry of …

Morocco earthquake news: Race to find survivors as death toll rises to 2,901
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains
1 year, 6 months ago

What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The Hindu  

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. This area doesn’t usually have a lot of earthquakes compared to other places near the edges of tectonic plates, where the movements of plates will cause intense seismic activity. The steep slopes of the mountains and the straight lines where …

Horror of Moroccan earthquake survivors forced to live among remains of those killed and rotting dead animals while they wait for aid - as death toll hits 2,800: 'We only find dead bodies...the smell
1 year, 6 months ago

Horror of Moroccan earthquake survivors forced to live among remains of those killed and rotting dead animals while they wait for aid - as death toll hits 2,800: 'We only find dead bodies...the smell

Daily Mail  

Survivors of Morocco's deadliest earthquake in sixty years have told of the horror of living alongside dead bodies still submerged under collapsed homes, which four days on from the disaster are beginning to rot. A victim covered in a sheet is carried to a makeshift grave that has just been dug in Talat N'yakoub Desperate villagers still waiting for aid …

Morocco earthquake death toll rises to 2,800 as search for survivors continues
1 year, 6 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 …

What’s delaying lifesaving aid after Morocco and Libya natural disasters? Politics
1 year, 6 months ago

What’s delaying lifesaving aid after Morocco and Libya natural disasters? Politics

LA Times  

The scale of destruction in North Africa is staggering: In Morocco, a massive earthquake has left more than 2,900 dead and thousands more injured or homeless. Outside Morocco, there’s bewilderment: Despite dozens of international teams ready to mobilize after Friday’s magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the government in Rabat has officially accepted assistance from only four nations it deems “friendly” — Qatar, …

Maps and photos: Morocco earthquake damage
1 year, 6 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 …

Race against time to find survivors of Morocco earthquake as death toll nears 2,700
1 year, 6 months ago

Race against time to find survivors of Morocco earthquake as death toll nears 2,700

The Independent  

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Where did the Morocco earthquake hit? Map reveals the epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains - as scientists say 6.8 magnitude tremor is the biggest to hit the country in 120 years
1 year, 6 months ago

Where did the Morocco earthquake hit? Map reveals the epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains - as scientists say 6.8 magnitude tremor is the biggest to hit the country in 120 years

Daily Mail  

This map reveals the epicentre of the deadly Morocco earthquake, which killed over 2,500 people and injured thousands more when it struck last Friday. Geologists said the 6.8 magnitude tremor was the biggest quake to hit the heart of the country in more than 120 years and the deadliest in six decades. Where the earthquake struck: This map reveals the …

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help
1 year, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Morocco earthquake: Survivors seek aid as death toll crosses 2,100
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco earthquake: Survivors seek aid as death toll crosses 2,100

Live Mint  

Morocco's deadliest earthquake survivors are facing a desperate struggle for food, water, and shelter in more than six decades. The death toll from the powerful 6.8 magnitude quake, which struck late on September 8, has already exceeded 2,100 people, and this number could rise further as the search for the missing continues, reported Reuters. The earthquake's impact is exacerbated by …

Morocco earthquake: Survivors seek aid as death toll crosses 2,100
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco earthquake: Survivors seek aid as death toll crosses 2,100

Live Mint  

Morocco's deadliest earthquake survivors are facing a desperate struggle for food, water, and shelter in more than six decades. The death toll from the powerful 6.8 magnitude quake, which struck late on September 8, has already exceeded 2,100 people, and this number could rise further as the search for the missing continues, reported Reuters. The earthquake's impact is exacerbated by …

Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 2,122
1 year, 6 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 …

Morocco mourns its earthquake victims as the search for survivors goes on
1 year, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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More than 2,000 people dead after 7-magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco: ‘Our neighbours are under rubble’
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 2,000 people dead after 7-magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco: ‘Our neighbours are under rubble’

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, 6 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 …

Morocco earthquake death toll: Live tracker
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco earthquake death toll: Live tracker

Al Jazeera  

More than 2,900 people have died in Moroccos’s deadliest earthquake in more than 60 years. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Morocco’s Atlas Mountains region late on Friday has risen to 2,901. Authorities have declared three days of national mourning, with many left homeless following the country’s deadliest earthquake in more than 60 years. The earthquake’s epicentre …

In conversation with writer Hassan Aourid on Morocco’s earthquake
1 year, 6 months ago

In conversation with writer Hassan Aourid on Morocco’s earthquake

Al Jazeera  

Intellectual says despite the scope of the tragedy, a strong government response and regional solidarity bring hope to Moroccans. It is a real tragedy,” Hassan Aourid, the Moroccan writer and academic, tells Al Jazeera, as he reflects on the devastating earthquake that hit the country on Friday, which he says left the nation reeling. For Aourid, the tremors of the …

Live Updates: Offers from abroad start to pour in to Morocco after devastating earthquake
1 year, 6 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 earthquake toll crosses 1,000, more than 700 ‘critical’ | Top Updates
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco earthquake toll crosses 1,000, more than 700 ‘critical’ | Top Updates

Hindustan Times  

The death toll from a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night surpassed 1,000, Reuters reported citing state television. The Interior Ministry of Morocco on Saturday morning confirmed at least 1,037 fatalities, mostly in tourist city of Marrakech and five provinces near the quake’s epicentre, and another 1,204 people were injured. Top updates on the Morocco earthquake: …

Morocco: 296 dead after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake
1 year, 6 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 …

Morocco earthquake death toll climbs to over 1,000 as tourists rush to donate blood and rescuers trawl through rubble in Marrakesh for survivors after massive 7.2 magnitude quake
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco earthquake death toll climbs to over 1,000 as tourists rush to donate blood and rescuers trawl through rubble in Marrakesh for survivors after massive 7.2 magnitude quake

Daily Mail  

A desperate search for survivors is underway this morning following Morocco's biggest earthquake in over 120 years that struck south of Marrakesh last night, killing at least 1,037 people and leaving more than 1,200 injured, 721 critically. If safe to do so, email elizabeth.haigh@mailonline.co.uk A man walks with his belongings through the rubble in an alleyway in the earthquake-damaged old …

Morocco earthquake kills at least 632, causes widespread damage and panic
1 year, 6 months ago

Morocco earthquake kills at least 632, causes widespread damage and panic

Live Mint  

Morocco earthquake news: A powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday night killed at least 632 people, the Moroccan government said as reported by Associated Press. Morocco Earthquake news LIVE People fled their homes in panic after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco late on Friday. Morocco's National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on the Richter …

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people
1 year, 6 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 …

Ministers meet in Morocco to discuss ongoing threat from IS
2 years, 10 months ago

Ministers meet in Morocco to discuss ongoing threat from IS

The Independent  

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Morocco: Two Scandinavian women found dead ‘with cuts to neck’ in remote High Atlas mountains
6 years, 3 months ago

Morocco: Two Scandinavian women found dead ‘with cuts to neck’ in remote High Atlas mountains

The Independent  

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