MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 632 people, destroying ...
A view of a damaged vehicle in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023. - Abdelhak Balhaki / ReutersMARRAKECH, Morocco - A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 632 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes, state television reported.
Montasir Itri, a resident of the mountain village of Asni near the epicentre, said most houses there were damaged."Our neighbours are under the rubble and people are working hard to rescue them using available means in the village," he said. Ighil, a mountainous area with small farming villages, is about 70 km southwest of Marrakech. The quake struck just after 11 p.m. .
Footage of the medieval city wall showed big cracks in one section and parts that had fallen, with rubble lying on the street. Another woman there, Dalila Fahem, said there were cracks in her house and damage to her furniture."Fortunately I hadn't gone to sleep yet," she said.
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