A Canadian visiting Morocco when a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the North African country on Friday describes scenes of terror and destruction during and in the aftermath of the quake.
Living close to one of Canada's most earthquake-prone regions, Nelson, B.C. resident Fiona Richards has experienced her share of tremors.
Outside, in the busy historic district, she said,"the screaming started as soon as the trembling started." "Occasionally we would look up because I think we just we were expecting the walls to come down. And we've got cracks in the walls today, but we feel safe."said the quake – which toppled buildings and walls from villages in the country's Atlas Mountains to the ancient city of Marrakech – has killed more than 1,000 people and injured about 1,200 people.
Surveying the damage outside several hours after the quake, Richards said some streets were littered with rubble from collapsed buildings and smashed clay from pottery stands, while on others, people went about their business as usual among buildings that looked untouched by the damage.
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